A hydrophilic guidewire is a hydrophilic coated wire that opens and holds access to the upper urinary tract during endourological procedures. In this range the wire carries a flexible hydrophilic tip on a torque stable nitinol or titanium core. It is 150 cm long, 0.025, 0.032 or 0.035 inch in diameter, with a straight or angled tip.
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11 models
| Diameter (inch) | Diameter (mm) | Wire | Tip | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UROavenue, nitinol | ||||
| 0.025 | 0.64 | Nitinol | Angled | 4241 |
| 0.035 | 0.89 | Nitinol | Angled | 4245 |
| 0.025 | 0.64 | Nitinol | Straight | 4251 |
| 0.035 | 0.89 | Nitinol | Straight | 4255 |
| Titanium family | ||||
| 0.025 | 0.64 | Titanium | Angled | 4271 |
| 0.035 | 0.89 | Titanium | Angled | 4275 |
| 0.025 | 0.64 | Titanium | Straight | 4281 |
| 0.032 | 0.82 | Titanium | Straight | 4283 |
| 0.035 | 0.89 | Titanium | Straight | 4285 |
| 0.035 | 0.89 | Titanium | Angled, extra stiff | 4290 |
| 0.035 | 0.89 | Titanium | Straight, extra stiff | 4295 |
Every item is 150 cm long.
A hydrophilic coated guidewire used to establish and maintain access to the upper urinary tract during endourological procedures.
A hydrophilic guidewire is a wire carrying a hydrophilic coating. In this range the coating is activated in the dispenser before the wire is taken out. The core is nitinol or titanium, for kink and form stability, and the manufacturer states a one to one torque response. The wire is radiopaque along its length.
It gives access at the start of a ureteroscopy or a PCNL. While instruments are exchanged over the wire it holds the ureteral access; a wire kept for this purpose is also called a safety wire. The flexible atraumatic tip is wanted in a tortuous ureter, and the extra stiff build in a hard passage.
This range has three diameters: 0.025 inch (0.64 mm), 0.032 inch (0.82 mm) and 0.035 inch (0.89 mm). There is no 0.038 inch wire in this range. The nitinol family comes at 0.025 and 0.035 inch, the titanium family at 0.025, 0.032 and 0.035 inch.
Both families are hydrophilic coated along their length. The coating is not limited to the tip.
Hydrophilic. Both families carry a hydrophilic coating, and the coating is activated in the dispenser before the wire is taken out. Nothing in the range is hydrophobic.
The core. One family is built on a nitinol core and comes in an angled and a straight tip at 0.025 and 0.035 inch, ten per carton. The other is built on a titanium core, adds 0.032 inch and the extra stiff build, and comes five per carton. Both are 150 cm and both are hydrophilic coated.
The price depends on the family (nitinol or titanium), the diameter, the tip and the quantity. We do not publish a list price on this page. Write to us and we will prepare a quote.
Write to us. We answer international enquiries from Istanbul and confirm availability, documents and lead times for your country. Use the Request an export quote button in the Export and Bulk Orders section of this page, and give the model number from the sizes table, the quantity and the destination country. We do not publish a list price on this page. The HS (customs tariff) code is confirmed with the quote.
Based in Istanbul, Türkiye, we supply hospitals nationwide and answer international enquiries. Ask us about availability, documentation and lead times in your country.
Updated: 09.11.2026
