Transcatheter systems

Confida™ Brecker guidewire

<p>The Confida™ Brecker guidewire is specifically designed for&nbsp;transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.</p>

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Features

Minimize ventricular perforation.

Designed to minimize the risk of ventricular perforation,1 the Confida™ Brecker guidewire features a continuous tapered core.

All medical procedures have risks. Risks associated with the use of the Confida™ Brecker guidewire may include, but are not limited to, death, stroke, damage to the arteries, and bleeding.

Designed for security

The Confida™ wire is pre-shaped to help with anchoring during valve deployment.

Illustration showing deployment of Confida™ Brecker guidewire: Pigtail catheter located in the left ventricle

Pigtail catheter located in the left ventricle

Illustration showing deployment of Confida™ Brecker guidewire: Guidewire is introduced through the pigtail catheter

Guidewire introduced through the pigtail catheter

Illustration showing deployment of Confida™ Brecker guidewire: Retraction of the pigtail catheter

Retraction of the pigtail catheter

Illustration showing deployment of Confida™ Brecker guidewire: Guidewire is fully positioned within the left ventricle

Guidewire fully positioned within the left ventricle

Proximal guidewire stiffness comparison2

  1. Amplatz Super Stiff™* guidewire
  2. Safari2™* preshaped guidewire
  3. Amplatz Ultra Stiff™* guidewire
  4. Confida™ Brecker guidewire
  5. Lunderquist™* extra-stiff wire guide

 

 

Stiffness scale for Confida™ Brecker Guidewire and competitive TAVR guidewires

Ordering information

Item number Description Length (cm) Curve diameter (mm) Labeled OD (in/mm)
GWBC30 Guidewire 260 30 0.035/0.89

 

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Clinical evidence

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  1. Roy DA, Laborde JC, Sharma R, Jahangiri M, Brecker SJ. First-in-man assessment of a dedicated guidewire for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. EuroIntervention. 2013;8(9):1019–1025. doi: 10.4244/EIJV8I9A157.
  2. Data on file at Medtronic. Bench test may not be indicative of clinical performance.