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Dilatation catheter with polymide encased stainless steel braid proximal shaft
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1995-11-22
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Granted: 1996-07-09
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Expires: 2015-11-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a catheter for insertion into the body and having proximal and distal ends, the distal end preceding and the proximal end trailing when said catheter is inserted into the body, said catheter comprising an inner tubular shaft and an outer tubular shaft having a proximal outer tube section and a distal outer tube section, the proximal outer tube section further having proximal and distal ends, the proximal outer tube section comprising a polymer encased tubular braid of stainless steel, the polymer encasement for the braid comprising at least one layer of polyimide, the braid having a weave which increases in pick count from the proximal end to the distal end of the proximal outer tube section.
Inventors
- 👤 James R. Pray
- 👤 Richard G. Cornelius
- 👤 Michelle Arney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0054; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M2025/006; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1079; A61M25/005; A61M25/0052; A61M25/0053; A61M29/00; A61M29/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A catheter for insertion into a body and having proximal and distal ends, the distal end preceding and the proximal end trailing when said catheter is inserted into the body, said catheter comprising: a tubular shaft having an exterior surface facing the body when inserted into the body, the tubular shaft having a proximal tube section and a distal tube section, the proximal tube section further having proximal and distal ends, the proximal tube section comprising a polymer encased tubular braid of stainless steel, the polymer encasement for the braid comprising at least one layer of polyimide, the braid having a weave which increases in pick count from the proximal end to the distal end of the proximal tube section such that the stiffness of the proximal tube section decreases from the proximal end to the distal end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A catheter for insertion into a body and having proximal and distal ends, the distal end preceding and the proximal end trailing when said catheter is inserted into the body, said catheter comprising: a tubular shaft having an exterior surface facing the body when inserted into the body, the tubular shaft having a proximal tube section and a distal tube section, the proximal tube section further having proximal and distal ends, the proximal tube section comprising a polymer encased tubular braid of stainless steel, the polymer encasement for the braid comprising at least one layer of polyimide, the braid having a weave which increases in pick count from the proximal end to the distal end of the proximal tube section such that the stiffness of the proximal tube section decreases from the proximal end to the distal end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A dilatation catheter as in claim 1 wherein the proximal tube section has a length of 101.6-152.4 cm (32-60 inches), a pick count at the proximal end thereof of 11.8-17.7 picks per cm (30-45 picks per inch) and a pick count at the distal end thereof of 45.3-59.1 picks per cm (115-150 picks per inch).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
137 words
A dilatation catheter for insertion into a body and having proximal and distal ends, the distal end preceding and the proximal end trailing when said catheter is inserted into the body, said catheter comprising: a tubular shaft having an exterior surface facing the body when inserted into the body, the tubular shaft having a proximal tube section and a distal tube section, the proximal tube section having proximal and distal ends, the proximal tube section comprising a polymer encased tubular braid of stainless steel, the polymer encasement for the braid comprising a layer of polyimide under the tubular stainless steel braid and a second polymer layer of a more flexible polymer overcoating the braid, the braid having a weave which increases in pick count from the proximal end to the distal end of the proximal tube section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
137 words
A dilatation catheter for insertion into a body and having proximal and distal ends, the distal end preceding and the proximal end trailing when said catheter is inserted into the body, said catheter comprising: a tubular shaft having an exterior surface facing the body when inserted into the body, the tubular shaft having a proximal tube section and a distal tube section, the proximal tube section having proximal and distal ends, the proximal tube section comprising a polymer encased tubular braid of stainless steel, the polymer encasement for the braid comprising a layer of polyimide under the tubular stainless steel braid and a second polymer layer of a more flexible polymer overcoating the braid, the braid having a weave which increases in pick count from the proximal end to the distal end of the proximal tube section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
123 words
A catheter for insertion into a body and having proximal and distal ends, the distal end preceding and the proximal end trailing when said catheter is inserted into the body, said catheter comprising: a tubular shaft having an exterior surface facing the body when inserted into the body, the tubular shaft having a distal tube section and a proximal braid reinforced tube section having proximal and distal ends, the proximal braid reinforced tube section comprising a polymer encased tubular braid of stainless steel, the braid having a weave which increases in pick count from the proximal braid end to the distal braid end thereof such that the stiffness of the proximal tube section decreases from the proximal end to the distal end thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
123 words
A catheter for insertion into a body and having proximal and distal ends, the distal end preceding and the proximal end trailing when said catheter is inserted into the body, said catheter comprising: a tubular shaft having an exterior surface facing the body when inserted into the body, the tubular shaft having a distal tube section and a proximal braid reinforced tube section having proximal and distal ends, the proximal braid reinforced tube section comprising a polymer encased tubular braid of stainless steel, the braid having a weave which increases in pick count from the proximal braid end to the distal braid end thereof such that the stiffness of the proximal tube section decreases from the proximal end to the distal end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
A dilatation catheter as in claim 4 wherein the proximal braid reinforced tube section has a length of 101.6-152.4 cm (32-60 inches), a pick count at the proximal braid end thereof of 11.8-17.7 picks per cm (30-45 picks per inch) and a pick count at the distal braid end thereof of 45.3-59.1 picks per cm (115-150 picks per inch).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A dilatation catheter as in claim 4 wherein the polymer material encasing the stainless steel braid is polyimide.
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