US Patent 9629738 Guide wire with multi-lumen access threads

The present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising (a) a guide wire having a first end and a second end, (b) an affixing harness coupled to the guide wire, the affixing harness having at least one projection extending towards the first end of the guide wire, (c) a plurality of alignment strings having a first end and a second end, where the first end of each of the plurality of alignment strings is removably coupled to the at least one projection of the affixing harness, and (d) an affixing shield removably coupled to at least one of the affixing harness and the guide wire, wherein the affixing shield is movably positioned over the at least one projection of the affixing harness.