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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2007
Wayne Heideman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Allan Fuentes, Mound, MN (US);
Richard E. Stehr, Stillwater, MN (US);
Sarah Cumming, Plymouth, MN (US);
Wayne Heideman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Allan Fuentes, Mound, MN (US);
Richard E. Stehr, Stillwater, MN (US);
Sarah Cumming, Plymouth, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer catheters having a torque transfer layer that includes at least two flat wires braided into a wire mesh. The flat wires have a width of at least about 0.007 inches and a depth of at least about 0.003 inches. The lumen diameter of the catheter is at least about 6 French. The torque transfer layer provides increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance.