HI-TORQUE PILOT® Guide Wire Family When it comes to challenging cases, you are in total control. The HI-TORQUE PILOT® guide wires are polymer-tipped and hydrophilic polymer coated. These wires are designed to give you a smooth, effortless feel with superb torque transmission and variable tip stiffness. Guidant continues to pioneer guide wire technology with the HI-TORQUE PILOT® Family. Its unique tip and core design provides the combination of stiffness and control that physicians look for when crossing difficult lesions.

Features and Benefits

Tip Control
。Modified RESPONSEASE™ parabolic-ground core for enhanced torque transmission1
。Tip coils under a polymer cover designed for tip shape retention and tactile feedback
。Core-to-Tip design for excellent control
。DURASTEEL™ core material for excellent tip shape retention


Torque Transmission

Tip Options
Three levels of tip stiffness, for a graduated approach to treating difficult lesions
HI-TORQUE PILOT® 50 guide wire has similar tip stiffness to ChoICE® PT and PT GRAPHIX™ INT


Tip Stiffness

Additional Support
DURASTEEL™ material enhances core strength
Modified RESPONSEASE™ core delivers superb tracking while providing additional support1


Support Level

Lesion Measuring Tool
15 mm spacing from radiopaque tip coils to single radiopaque marker2



1. As compared to ChoICE® PT and PT GRAPHIX™ INT. Tests performed by and data on file at Guidant.
2. Marker configuration similar to HI-TORQUE BALANCE MIDDLEWEIGHT UNIVERSAL™ which is shown here. Photo on file at Guidant.