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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Stephen G. Schaible, Anaheim, CA (US);
Timoteo J. Tomas, Union City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen G. Schaible, Anaheim, CA (US);
Timoteo J. Tomas, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intraluminal catheter having at least a section of the catheter shaft being relatively transparent, and the method of manufacture thereof. In a presently preferred embodiment, the intraluminal catheter is a balloon catheter having a transparent shaft section formed of a polyetheretherketone polymeric material. The substantially transparent shaft section, of the catheter, is amorphous, and is substantially free of water marks and gels that would limit the transparency.