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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. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry J. Pepin, Loretto, MN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/500 ;
Abstract
An intravascular catheter having a multi-layered distal tip including an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a polymeric material loaded with a high percentage of radiopaque agent, and the inner and outer layers are formed of readily bondable materials which substantially cover the intermediate layer to thereby increase surface area contact and bond strength therebetween.