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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:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald B Luther, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Richard A Overton, Anaheim, CA (US);
Charles W Dickerson, Tustin, CA (US);
Lane Keith, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Ron Roth, Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Bruce Nichols, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264103 ; 26417127 ; 26417311 ;
Abstract
A catheter for intravascular use including an inner sleeve defining a hollow lumen and a middle sleeve which is disposed on the inner sleeve and includes a braided metal wire layer. Disposed on the middle sleeve is an outer sleeve which is preferably fabricated from a polyurethane material. The catheter has an outer diameter of 0.010 to 0.035 inches and a wall thickness which does not exceed 0.0035 inches.