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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Travis Deal, Freedom, IN (US);
Travis Deal, Freedom, IN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed towards a medical device including an elongate member having a side wall defining a lumen configured to convey a fluid within a body of a patient. The medical device includes a reinforcement member configured to be selectively coupled to the side wall of the elongate member at a first axial location and a second axial location, the second axial location being axially offset from the first axial location. In some embodiments, the reinforcement member includes a side wall defining a lumen and the elongate member is configured to extend through the lumen defined by the side wall of the reinforcement member.