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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew L. De Kock, Andover, MN (US);
Daniel J. Horn, Shoreview, MN (US);
Huisun Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael S. Arney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David A. Durand, Osceola, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/02 (2006.01); B29C 47/04 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0023 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0043 (2013.01); B29C 47/021 (2013.01); B29C 47/025 (2013.01); B29C 47/04 (2013.01); A61M 2025/006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0062 (2013.01); B29C 47/0004 (2013.01); B29C 47/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is a guide catheter for guiding other medical devices into or through a body lumen, comprising: a polymeric, tubular inner liner having a textured inner surface; and, a polymeric jacket bonded to an exterior of the inner liner; wherein the texture of the inner surface of the inner liner reduces the coefficient of friction between the inner liner and the other medical devices.