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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
May. 23, 2006
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Axel Grandt, Strassberg, DE;
Andrew Jeffrey, Tuebingen, DE;
Guenter Lorenz, Tuebingen, DE;
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Axel Grandt, Strassberg, DE;
Andrew Jeffrey, Tuebingen, DE;
Guenter Lorenz, Tuebingen, DE;
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a catheter having an elongate main body having a proximal section and a distal section. The elongate main body further includes a plurality of stiffening members disposed along the length of the elongate main body. The plurality of stiffening members includes a first stiffening member and a second stiffening member. The catheter can also include a balloon formed from a tubular member having a recess defined in a portion of its surface. A tapered or thinned balloon is formed from a process by which material is removed from a tubular member prior to formation of the balloon.