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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dachuan Yang, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Paul J. Miller, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
A distal tip for a catheter which is defined by a matrix and at least one stripe. The matrix is defined by at least one matrix material, and the at least one stripe is defined by at one stripe material. The predetermined hardness of the at least one stripe material has a greater durometer value than the predetermined hardness of the at least one matrix material.