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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Manabu Shimogami, Nagoya, JP;
Nobuyoshi Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Manabu Shimogami, Nagoya, JP;
Nobuyoshi Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter body includes a hollow coil whose outer and inner surfaces are coated with outer and inner resin layers. A resin tip is provided at a distal end of the catheter body. The tip has a tapered section at a distal end of the tip. Also, an axially extending braid is embedded in the catheter body and the tip to extend from the catheter body to the tip.