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7595082 |
Wire guide
A wire guide includes a mandrel that has a proximal portion and a distal portion. A first coating with a low coefficient of friction is disposed on the proximal portion of the mandrel. A second...
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7556710 |
Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using them
Coated devices for introduction into bodies and methods for making and using them are provided, such as delivery sheaths, guidewire lumen cores, and elongate leads. In one embodiment, a tubular...
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7493154 |
Methods and apparatus for locating body vessels and occlusions in body vessels
Methods and apparatus employed to locate body vessels and occlusions in body vessels finding particular utility in cardiac surgery, particularly minimally invasive cardiac surgery to locate cardiac...
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7472705 |
Methods of forming a nebulizing catheter
A method and apparatus for delivering a medicine to a patient via the patient's respiratory system with control and efficiency. A nebulization catheter is positioned in the patient's respiratory...
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7331948 |
Catheter and catheter fabrication method
A catheter is fabricated by joining a first catheter body segment, the first segment including a braided or coiled filament reinforcing layer contained within an outer layer, to a second catheter...
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7207980 |
Composite ophthalmic microcannula
Microcannulae are constructed with multiple components in a composite design, allowing the microcannulae to have varying mechanical and delivery properties that will enable ophthalmic treatments by...
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7104979 |
Catheter with composite stiffener
A catheter comprising an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway defining a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The elongate tubular member...
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6976979 |
Malleable cannula
A malleable cannula has a body with a proximal end and a distal end, the body having a wall defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A reinforcement member extends along...
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6939337 |
Medical device including tube having a braid and an expanded coil
A medical device ( 10 ) including a tube ( 11 ) having a highly uniform and repeatable inner and outer diameter, the tube ( 11 ) possessing good trackability, pushability and torquability, and the...
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6907298 |
Method and apparatus for imparting curves in implantable elongated medical instruments
Elongated medical instruments adapted to be permanently or temporarily implanted in the mammalian body or used to access a site in the body to facilitate introduction of a further medical device,...
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6896671 |
Catheter with limited longitudinal extension
A catheter includes a tube formed of plastic, a helical spring coil formed of metal and a ribbon which is longitudinally substantially non-extendable. The coil is coaxially disposed within the tube...
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6808520 |
Dual valve, flexible expandable sheath and method
A sheath for use in introducing a catheter or other medical instrument into a vessel in the body of a patient. The sheath includes an elongate sheath tube formed of a flexible material which has...
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6793621 |
Colonic overtube
A colonic overtube 1 for maintaining a sigmoid colon in a straightened configuration has a proximal end 2 for location externally of a colon, and a distal end 3 for insertion into a colon. A...
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6733487 |
Balloon catheter with distal guide wire lumen
An over-the-wire balloon dilatation catheter has a stainless steel hypotube catheter shaft, an intermediate sleeve section bonded to the shaft and a distal balloon section connected to the sleeve...
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6709429 |
Intravascular catheter with multiple axial fibers
An intravascular catheter having a shaft, at least a portion of which includes a braid reinforcement with a plurality of axial members disposed between the helical members that form the braid. The...
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6689120 |
Reduced profile delivery system
A catheter is formed with a layered wall construction including an inside tube formed of a low friction polymer, a polymeric outside tube, and a metallic reinforcement braid embedded in the wall...
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6685696 |
Hollow lumen cable apparatus
A hollow lumen cable is formed by helically winding inner and outer coils with the helices of each coil being in an abutting relationship and the outer coil inner peripheral diameter being less...
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6652508 |
Intravascular microcatheter having hypotube proximal shaft with transition
An intravascular catheter including a proximal stiff metallic tube and a distal flexible tube. A distal portion of the metallic tube has a portion removed to define a void (e.g., spiral slot) which...
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6635047 |
Integrated polymer and braid for intravascular catheters
An intravascular catheter including a reinforcement layer having a plurality of interwoven metal wire members and polymer members. The polymer members are thermally processed to permeate the metal...
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6626859 |
High performance cannulas
A cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends is provided. The diameter of the lumen of the cannula can be varied to take into account...
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6626889 |
Thin-walled guiding catheter with improved radiopacity
A thin walled intracorporeal catheter such as a guiding catheter employed for intravascular procedures which generally has an elongated catheter shaft with a polymeric wall with a stranded...
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6589227 |
Endovascular medical device with plurality of wires
An endovascular device ( 1,100,200,300 ) having a distal end ( 2 ), a proximal end ( 4 ) and a body portion ( 3 ) therebetween. The body portion is made of a multiple filament helically wound row...
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6533770 |
Cannula and method of manufacture and use
A cannula having reinforced sections and nonreinforced sections, the nonreinforced sections having openings communicating with the lumen of the cannula. The nonreinforced sections are plain tubing...
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6511462 |
Catheter and method of manufacturing the same
A first linear member made of a first resin material having a relatively high rigidity is wound in a dense spiral in a first region and in a sparse spiral in a second region of a base tube for a...
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6508804 |
Catheter having continuous lattice and coil reinforcement
A reinforced intravascular catheter adapted for use in performing minimally invasive medical procedures. A catheter, in accordance with the present invention, comprising an inner tubular member...
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6503353 |
Method for making a catheter
An intravascular catheter ( 10,110 ) having an elongated tubular body with a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween. The tubular body is formed with polymeric...
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6451005 |
Catheter
A catheter has a flexible tubular body and a reinforcing coil embedded in a wall of said body, wherein said catheter has an outer diameter not larger than 1.5 mm at a front end thereof, said body...
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6368316 |
Catheter with composite stiffener
A catheter comprising an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway defining a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The elongate tubular member...
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6355027 |
Flexible microcatheter
Flexible microcatheter having regions of different flexibility integrally and strategically placed along and about the length of a one-piece composite catheter tube. Distally the flexible...
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6355016 |
Catheter core wire
Disclosed herein is an improved core wire for use in a medical catheter. In one aspect, a tapering core wire is incorporated into the distal end of a catheter. The catheter has a tubular body. Both...
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6319244 |
Catheter with flexible and rigid reinforcements
A catheter (10, 38, 40, 50, 80, 90) having both a flexible (30) and a rigid reinforcement section (36). The catheter body (12) is comprised of an elastomeric material, such as silicone, having a...
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6296631 |
Flow directed catheter
A flow directed microcatheter is formed having a gradually changing flexibility and diameter between a proximal end and a distal end of the microcatheter. The changing properties of the...
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6258061 |
Thrombectomy and tissue removal device
A device for removing a thrombus or other tissue deposit from the cardiovascular system, natural or synthetic tubule or cavity found in the human body of a patient without the need to surgically...
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6258080 |
Kink-free spiral-wound catheter
This invention is a surgical device. In particular, it is a catheter suitable for treating a tissue target within the body, which target is accessible through the vascular system. Central to the...
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6258195 |
Multi-cord fusing manufacturing process for catheter members
Medical tubing having a wall formed of multiple strands bonded together. One method for making the tubing utilizes multiple spools containing polymeric strands disposed about a central mandrel,...
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6251092 |
Deflectable guiding catheter
A deflectable guiding catheter generally having an elongated shaft with a deflectable distal section, a second lumen, a first lumen in fluid communication with a port in the distal end of the...
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6251085 |
Medical guidewire
The present invention provides a guidewire having a reduced diameter, which ensures rigidity and excellent guidance ability in spite of its reduced diameter, and which achieves an excellent sliding...
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6217566 |
Peripheral vascular delivery catheter
This is a delivery catheter assembly used typically, but not exclusively, in the peripheral vasculature of the human body. The catheter is configured in such a way that the lumen is exceptionally...
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6206824 |
Flexible tube for endoscope and method of producing the flexible tube
A flexible tube for an endoscope includes a spiral coil 11 as the innermost layer and a jacket 13 that is formed by applying a melt of a jacket material 1 and then curing it, in which the jacket...
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6152912 |
Optimized high performance spiral-wound vascular catheter
This is a catheter suitable for accessing a tissue target within the body, typically a target which is accessible through the vascular system. Central to the concept of the catheter is the use of a...
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6142975 |
Guidewire having braided wire over drawn tube construction
An intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire, and method of making same that has an elongate inner core element with an outer layer of material disposed about the core element. The layer of...
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6139540 |
Guidewire with disposition to coil
Guidewires having a substantially permanent disposition or predispostion to assume the configuration of a coil are disclosed. The guidewire assumes a coiled configuration when not in use and a...
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6139510 |
Super elastic alloy guidewire
This invention is a surgical device. It is a guidewire for use in a catheter and is used for accessing a targeted site in a lumen system of a patient's body. The guidewire may be of a high...
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6130406 |
Method for forming a medical tubing device
A medical device which includes tubing which is partially reinforced and partially unreinforced. The device is formed by first providing tubing which is reinforced over its entire length, severing...
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6117106 |
Perfusion catheter with coil supported inner tubular member
A perfusion dilatation catheter is disclosed which has an improved distal catheter shaft portion with a tubular member extending within the balloon provided with an expanded coil support...
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6110164 |
Guideless catheter segment
A catheter includes a segment having a longitudinal axis. The segment includes a polymeric tube having interior and exterior surfaces separated by a wall thickness. The interior surface defines a...
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6106510 |
Extruded guide catheter shaft with bump extrusion soft distal segment
A medical catheter including a continuous liner defining a guidewire lumen. The liner has a constant inner diameter and a constant outer diameter. A continuous layer is braided over the liner and...
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6053900 |
Apparatus and method for delivering diagnostic and therapeutic agents intravascularly
An apparatus and method for delivering diagnostic and therapeutic agents intravascularly in which the apparatus has a shape defined by a preset shape of a resilient fiber core. The resilient fiber...
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6053903 |
High performance spiral-wound catheter
This invention is a surgical device. In particular, it is a catheter suitable for accessing a tissue target within the body, typically a target which is accessible through the vascular system....
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6039743 |
Guide wire having distal extremity with adjustable support characteristic and method
A guide wire having a distal extremity with an adjustable support characteristic including a core wire having proximal and distal extremities. The distal extremity has a reduced cross sectional...
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