The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gene Thomas Storbeck, South Windsor, CT (US);
Timothy Lawrence Rubesch, Blaine, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/06 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/06 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 25/008 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device may include an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft may further include a reinforcement member having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may include a polymer having a first degree of crystallinity. The second portion may include a second degree of crystallinity different than the polymer of the first portion.