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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Acist Medical Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
ACIST Medical Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/048 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter is disclosed comprising a sheath surrounding an inner lumen. The inner lumen is configured to receive a fluid. The sheath includes a sheath portion that comprises a hydrophilic material, wherein the hydrophilic material is in direct contact with the fluid. The hydrophilic material helps resist formation of air bubbles along the inner lumen.