Medical devices with highly flexible coated hypotube
US7989042B2 · kind B2 · utility
126Cited by
36References
11Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2913
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Hypotubes such as micromachined hypotubes can include one or more tie layers appropriate for subsequent application of a hydrophilic coating. In particular, a medical device may include a micromachined hypotube having a level of flexibility and a tie layer disposed over the hypotube such that the medical device has a level of flexibility at least substantially equivalent to the level of flexibility of the hypotube.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.