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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Perfuze Limited, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Liam Mullins, Galway, IE;
Dara Finneran, County Roscommon, IE;
Evin Donnelly, Galway, IE;
Eoghan Thornton, County Galway, IE;
Kieran Connolly, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Perfuze Limited, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0053 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0046 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 2025/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter () comprises a jacket () and defining a lumen, and extends distally towards a tip (). The catheter has a helical support () within the jacket for at least some of the length of the jacket. The catheter distal end has a plurality of portions of different configurations for different bending and/or pushability characteristics. These may be according to different helical supports and the manner in which they are interwoven, and/or different liners with lap joints. There may be a hydrophilic coating.