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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:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yiqun Bruce Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Long Lake, MN (US);
Daniel J. Horn, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/100 ;
Abstract
A catheter shaft in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises a support member including a distal end, a proximal end, and a plurality of elongate flanges extending therebetween. Each elongate flange has a fixed end and a free end. The fixed end of each flange being fixed to a central portion of the elongate support member. In a preferred embodiment, a sheath is disposed about the support member of the catheter shaft.