Catheter having overlapping stiffening members

US7628769B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Abbott Laboratories · US

Inventors

• Axel Grandt · Abenberg, DE
• Randolf von Oepen · Los Altos, US
• Thomas Rieth · Hirrlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 17, 2006
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2009
• Expiry date: Jul 27, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/0183
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Catheter including an elongate main body having a proximal section and a distal section. The elongate main body further includes a guidewire lumen along at least a portion of the elongate main body. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, the catheter includes a first stiffening member and a second stiffening in an overlapping spaced relationship along at least a portion of a length between the distal end and the proximal end of the elongate main body.