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From: A novel initial wiring technique for chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery using the structural features of a polymer jacket guidewire

Fig. 1

Scheme of the round core and pictures in the CTO model of Gladius MG™. a Because the tip of the round core is narrowing, the Gladius MG™ has two bending points. (B-E) A 0.018-inch Gladius MG™ was inserted into the soft gel of the CTO model. b The tip of the Gladius MG™ was attached to the hard gel. c The Gladius MG™ was pushed further after the tip was attached to the hard gel; the first point was bending. d The Gladius MG™ was pushed further after being bent the first point, the second point began to bend. e When the Gladius MG™ was pushed more after bending at the second point, the Gladius MG™ was advanced into the soft gel with a looped shape. The bending point of the looped shape Gladius MG™ was the second point. f When the tip and the first point of the 0.014-inch Gladius MG™ advanced into the hard gel, on pushing the wire further, the second point began to bend

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