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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Mark L. Adams, Sandy, UT (US);
Todd Beaupre, Reading, MA (US);
Christopher Nardone, N. Chelmsford, MA (US);
Mark Girard, Medway, MA (US);
Raymond Lareau, Westford, MA (US);
Mark L. Adams, Sandy, UT (US);
Todd Beaupre, Reading, MA (US);
Christopher Nardone, N. Chelmsford, MA (US);
Mark Girard, Medway, MA (US);
Raymond Lareau, Westford, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter shaft including a metallic tubular member including a plurality of apertures formed in the tubular wall of the metallic tubular member to provide a desired degree of flexibility to the metallic tubular member. The metallic tubular member includes a tapered region intermediate a region and a second, reduced diameter region relative to the first region.