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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1997
Robert M Vidlund, Maplewood, MN (US);
Intratherapeutics, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter includes a segment having a longitudinal axis. The segment includes a polymeric tube having interior and exterior surfaces separated by a wall thickness. The interior surface defines a catheter lumen which extends coaxially with the longitudinal axis. The exterior surface is sized for the tube to be passed through a patient's vasculature system. The segment further includes a substantially straight, flexible guide member disposed within the tube's wall thickness. The guide member has a longitudinal dimension extending parallel to and radially spaced from the segment's axis. The guide member is plastically deformable when bent around a bending axis perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension beyond a bending limit.