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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Carey V. Campbell, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Sherif Eskaros, Elkton, MD (US);
George N. Foutrakis, Oxford, PA (US);
James William Mann, Elkton, MD (US);
Peter J. Roeber, Wallingford, PA (US);
Benjamin M. Trapp, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Michael J. Vonesh, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Carey V. Campbell, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Sherif Eskaros, Elkton, MD (US);
George N. Foutrakis, Oxford, PA (US);
James William Mann, Elkton, MD (US);
Peter J. Roeber, Wallingford, PA (US);
Benjamin M. Trapp, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Michael J. Vonesh, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
Novel catheter constructions comprising thin covering or wrapping materials such as polymer films. A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. Moreover, polymer film can be used in combination with one or more elements to produce novel catheter constructions.