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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
James M. Jacobs, Mountain View, CA (US);
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Richard Newhauser, Redwood City, CA (US);
Travis Yribarren, Coarsegold, CA (US);
James M. Jacobs, Mountain View, CA (US);
Randolf von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Richard Newhauser, Redwood City, CA (US);
Travis Yribarren, Coarsegold, CA (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A support catheter that can be used to aid positioning of a guidewire and other medical devices. The support catheter includes a catheter body having a length, and a supporting structure formed or disposed in or on the catheter body. The catheter support structure, whether alone or in combination with the other portions of the support catheter, provides flexibility, stiffness, and torqueability to the support catheter.