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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Barbara Bell, Sudbury, MA (US);
George Bourne, Southborough, MA (US);
Raymond Lareau, Westford, MA (US);
Kristian Dimatteo, Waltham, MA (US);
Barbara Bell, Sudbury, MA (US);
George Bourne, Southborough, MA (US);
Raymond Lareau, Westford, MA (US);
Kristian DiMatteo, Waltham, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter for medical procedures comprises a shaft portion having a distal end insertable into a body lumen, the shaft portion having a wall defining a working lumen extending therewithin and a first strengthening element coupled to the wall to increase a burst pressure of the shaft portion, wherein the first strengthening element cooperates with a base material of the wall to define a flexible region of the shaft portion allowing the shaft portion to be atraumatically inserted into the body lumen.