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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Daniel J. Foster, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Kevin Robert Poppe, New Brighton, MN (US);
Bradley S. Swehla, Eagan, MN (US);
Christopher Jay Scheff, Elk River, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may be a medical device with increased compression resistance. The medical device may include an elongate shaft having a proximal end region, a distal end region, a lumen extending therethrough, and a tension resistance member extending at least partially between the proximal end region and the distal end region. An exoskeleton may be disposed along an outer surface of the shaft. The exoskeleton may include a plurality of discrete segments engaged with one another. At least one of the segments may be coupled to the tension resistance member.