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Thin-walled catheter
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-08
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Granted: 1997-10-07
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Expires: 2015-06-08
Abstract
Abstract An intravascular flexible catheter of the type having an inner tubular member defining a lumen, an outer tubular member surrounding the inner tubular member, and a metallic support member situated between the tubular members to provide rigidity to the flexible catheter. In the preferred embodiment the support member comprises a stainless steel wire braid which has been tempered or hardened to give it a significantly higher tensile strength than the prior art annealing process. This higher tensile strength affords significantly greater kink resistance to the flexible catheter as the lumen size is increased and the wall thickness is decreased.
Inventors
- 👤 Todd A. Berg
- 👤 Henry Pepin
- 👤 Brian Scovil
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0043; A61M25/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
Flexible catheter apparatus comprising: a. a first elongated member having a first wall defining a lumen; b. a second elongated member having a second wall and surrounding said first member; and c. one or more interwoven metallic helical strands comprising a hardened stainless steel support member situated between said first and second members for providing rigidity to said catheter, said hardened stainless steel support member being embedded in said second elongated member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
Flexible catheter apparatus comprising: a. a first elongated member having a first wall defining a lumen; b. a second elongated member having a second wall and surrounding said first member; and c. one or more interwoven metallic helical strands comprising a hardened stainless steel support member situated between said first and second members for providing rigidity to said catheter, said hardened stainless steel support member being embedded in said second elongated member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a flexible catheter having a first thin-walled generally tubular member defining and coaxial with a lumen, a second thin-walled generally tubular member surrounding said first member and also coaxial with said lumen, and a support member located between said first and second members and further coaxial with said lumen, the improvement comprising: a. said support member comprising a plurality of hardened stainless steel metallic strands braided in a helical manner around said first tubular member wherein said plurality of hardened stainless steel metallic strands are embedded in the second tubular member, and; b. said support member having a tensile strength sufficient to prevent kinking of said flexible catheter throughout a predetermined range of flexing as the thickness of said first or second tubular member is decreased.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a flexible catheter having a first thin-walled generally tubular member defining and coaxial with a lumen, a second thin-walled generally tubular member surrounding said first member and also coaxial with said lumen, and a support member located between said first and second members and further coaxial with said lumen, the improvement comprising: a. said support member comprising a plurality of hardened stainless steel metallic strands braided in a helical manner around said first tubular member wherein said plurality of hardened stainless steel metallic strands are embedded in the second tubular member, and; b. said support member having a tensile strength sufficient to prevent kinking of said flexible catheter throughout a predetermined range of flexing as the thickness of said first or second tubular member is decreased.
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