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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Perfuze Limited, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Perfuze Limited, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61M 25/001 (2013.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/0052 (2013.01); A61M 25/0053 (2013.01); A61M 25/0068 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
An enhanced flexibility catheter shaft having an elongate flexible body with a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen extending therethrough. A distal, flexible section on the body has a ribbed or corrugated tubular membrane having at least a first reinforcement structure, such as a first helical support, on a radially exterior or interior surface of the tubular membrane and optionally a second reinforcement structure, such as a second helical support, on the other of the radially interior or exterior surface of the tubular membrane.