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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas F. Haslinger, Sun City, CA (US);
John A. Simpson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/68 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/02 (2006.01); B29C 47/06 (2006.01); B29C 61/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); B29C 47/0023 (2013.01); B29C 65/68 (2013.01); B29C 66/1142 (2013.01); B29C 66/5221 (2013.01); B29C 66/723 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1061 (2013.01); B29C 47/0014 (2013.01); B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); B29C 47/021 (2013.01); B29C 47/065 (2013.01); B29C 61/006 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0036 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0054 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0063 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0082 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1066 (2015.01);
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.