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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Acist Medical Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ruth E. Beeby, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kendall R. Waters, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); B29C 71/00 (2006.01); B29C 71/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); B29C 71/0063 (2013.01); B29C 2071/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter a first sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, and a length extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The first sheath being devoid of any bonds between the proximal end and the distal end, and a flexural modulus of the first sheath varying along the length. A method of making a catheter having more than one flexural modulus.