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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Thomas Haslinger, Sun City, CA (US);
John A. Simpson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Haslinger, Sun City, CA (US);
John A. Simpson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/08 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter body having a variable stiffness along its longitudinal length and a method for manufacturing same is disclosed wherein an inner layer having an uninterrupted length serves as a backbone for segments of coextrusion of, e.g., Pebax or nylon and a tie layer which are then bonded to the backbone to create a multi-stiffness catheter body.