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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Ishida, Hadano, JP;
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes: a catheter including a distal end portion, and a body portion that is continuous with a proximal end of the distal end portion and extends along an axial direction; a hollow inner needle that has a needle tip and is removably inserted into the catheter; and a guide wire that is inserted into the inner needle so as to be movable back and forth and that is deliverable from the needle tip. The distal end portion of the catheter includes a constituent portion that is harder than, has a higher lubricity than, or has a higher elasticity than the body portion at at least a part of a surface of the distal end portion.