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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Darren R. Sherman, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Robert Slazas, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Darren R. Sherman, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Robert Slazas, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Neurovascular, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vascular catheter which comprises a catheter shaft, said catheter defining a first surface which is of undulating shape with a plurality of curved peaks, said peaks being spaced so that a second surface in contact with the first surface is spaced from at least a substantial portion of the first surface, to reduce friction of the catheter.