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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Andrew Jeffrey, Tuebingen, DE;
John P. Lacken, Pforzheim, DE;
Inventors:
Andrew Jeffrey, Tuebingen, DE;
John P. Lacken, Pforzheim, DE;
Assignee:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0051 (2013.01); A61M 25/1006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for enhancing pushability and minimizing kinking of a balloon catheter is provided, wherein a catheter comprises inner and outer tubes, and a balloon that is proximally affixed to the outer tube and distally affixed to the inner tube. The catheter of the present invention further comprises a tubular member imposed on the inner tube which is configured to form a reversible mechanical linkage between inner tube and outer tube while an axially compressive load is applied to the catheter tip.