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Patent No.:

US 8021352 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2006
Applicants:

Robert R. Slazas, Miami, FL (US);

Jessica T. Schenck, Waltham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Robert R. Slazas, Miami, FL (US);

Jessica T. Schenck, Waltham, MA (US);

Assignee:

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The disclosure is directed to tubular bodies for catheters. An inner tubular catheter body has an inner layer, a braided portion over the inner layer and an outer layer. The outer layer is fused to the braided portion for a selected length or lengths of the inner tubular body and is unfused for a selected length or lengths to achieve the desired combination of stiffness and flexibility.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Slazas, Robert. (2011). Unfused catheter body feature and methods of manufacture (U.S. Patent No. 8021352). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8021352

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