Steerable Guidewire

What Is a Steerable Guidewire?

A Steerable Guidewire is a specialized medical guidewire designed to provide enhanced directional control and torque response during interventional procedures. Unlike standard guidewires, a steerable guidewire allows physicians to precisely navigate tortuous, branched, or narrowed vessels, improving access to complex anatomical pathways.

In industry terminology, Steerable Guidewire is the most widely accepted and standard name for what is also referred to as a Controllable Guidewire.

Key Characteristics of Steerable Guidewires

Superior Torque Control

Excellent torque transmission from proximal to distal end

Enables precise steering and directional adjustments

Shapeable & Flexible Tip

Distal tip can be pre-shaped or manually shaped

Enhances access to lesions, bifurcations, and curved vessels

Low-Friction Coating

PTFE coating for smooth proximal movement

Hydrophilic distal coating for easy vessel navigation

High Pushability & Stability

Optimized core design (stainless steel or nitinol)

Balanced flexibility and support for catheter advancement

Steerable Guidewire Clinical Applications

0.014in Controllable Guidewire: The product is intended to facilitate the placement and exchange of balloon dilatation catheters or other therapeutic devices during Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty(PTA)or other intravascular interventional procedures. The product is not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature.

0.018in Controllable Guidewire: The product can be torqued to facilitate the selective placement of diagnostic or therapeutic catheters. This device is intended for peripheral use only, A torque device (pin vise)is included with each wire to facilitate directional manipulation of the guidewire.

• Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)

• Coronary and peripheral interventions

• Catheter placement and exchange

• Diagnostic and therapeutic vascular procedures

They are especially effective in complex vascular anatomy where precise control is required.

Steerable Guidewire vs Standard Guidewire

HW™ steerable guide wire is composed of a core wire and coating layer, the surface of the proximalend is coated with PTFE, the distal end of the hydrophilic coating, can be equipped with mandrel, torque device.