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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Tadanori Hiroshige, Seto, JP;
Makoto Nishigishi, Owariasahi, JP;
Kenji Kaneda, Kasugai, JP;
Tatsuhiko Kajii, Seto, JP;
Assignee:
ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0068 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter includes an inner layer, and a braid provided on an outer periphery of the inner layer. The braid includes a first wire and a second wire that are woven together. The catheter further includes a tip provided on a distal end of the inner layer and a distal end of the braid. A residual portion having a sharp shape formed at a distal end of the first wire when the first wire is cut is not left untreated, but is formed into a bulging portion.