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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2021
Surmodics Md, Llc, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Simon Davis, Galway, IE;
Michael Reynolds, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Surmodics MD, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a catheter assembly and method of applying a catheter assembly. In an example, the catheter assembly can include a catheter body and frame member extending between proximal and distal portions, the frame member having a first mechanical characteristic, and a floating sleeve coupled around the frame member and extending between the proximal and distal portions, the floating sleeve having a second mechanical characteristic different than the first mechanical characteristic. The floating sleeve can include at least one floating segment and one or more anchor segments along the catheter body. The at least one floating segment of the floating sleeve can be moveable relative to the frame member, and the one or more anchor segments of the floating sleeve can be interconnected with the frame member.