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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2000
Takatomo Hisamatsu, Fujinomiya, JP;
Toshinobu Ishida, Fujinomiya, JP;
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A catheter includes a tubular proximal shaft having relatively high rigidity, a tubular distal shaft having rigidity lower than that of the proximal shaft, a tubular intermediate section disposed between the proximal shaft and the distal shaft, a hub arranged near a proximal end of the proximal shaft, a balloon provided to a distal portion of the distal shaft to be in fluid communication, and a guide wire lumen having a distal aperture located on a distal end side of the distal end of the balloon and a proximal aperture located on a proximal end side of the proximal end of the balloon, through which a guide wire is inserted, wherein a reinforcing member consisting of a braided member made of at least one linear member, is embedded in the intermediate section. The catheter is capable of effectively avoiding kink caused by heavy concentration of flexural stress.