Catheter with optimum resistance to bending and method of manufacture
US4576772A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2023/22
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multi-lumen fluid-tight catheter having optimum resistance to bending and method of manufacture. The catheter is notched about its periphery and along its length to create voids which are filled with a vulcanized polymeric material.
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