Catheter with multi-layer wire reinforced wall construction
US6508806B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Guiding or angiography catheters, having a catheter shaft formed of a multi-layer wire reinforced wall construction consisting of one layer of wire wrapped in a substantially circumferential manner and another layer of wire laid at an angle of about ±20° to about ±75° with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular shaft.
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