AU7386996A - Guide catheter with soft distal segment - Google Patents

Guide catheter with soft distal segment

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Publication number
AU7386996A
AU7386996A AU73869/96A AU7386996A AU7386996A AU 7386996 A AU7386996 A AU 7386996A AU 73869/96 A AU73869/96 A AU 73869/96A AU 7386996 A AU7386996 A AU 7386996A AU 7386996 A AU7386996 A AU 7386996A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
guide catheter
distal segment
soft distal
soft
segment
Prior art date
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Abandoned
Application number
AU73869/96A
Inventor
David S Brin
Albert H. Dunfee
Stuart R Mac Donald
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Medtronic Inc
Original Assignee
Medtronic Inc
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Publication date
Application filed by Medtronic Inc filed Critical Medtronic Inc
Publication of AU7386996A publication Critical patent/AU7386996A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/0043—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
    • A61M25/0054—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features with regions for increasing flexibility
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/0043—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
    • A61M25/005—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features with embedded materials for reinforcement, e.g. wires, coils, braids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/0043—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
    • A61M25/005—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features with embedded materials for reinforcement, e.g. wires, coils, braids
    • A61M25/0053—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features with embedded materials for reinforcement, e.g. wires, coils, braids having a variable stiffness along the longitudinal axis, e.g. by varying the pitch of the coil or braid

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Media Introduction/Drainage Providing Device (AREA)
AU73869/96A 1995-10-17 1996-10-02 Guide catheter with soft distal segment Abandoned AU7386996A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US54399295A 1995-10-17 1995-10-17
US543992 1995-10-17
PCT/US1996/015845 WO1997014466A1 (en) 1995-10-17 1996-10-02 Guide catheter with soft distal segment

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU7386996A true AU7386996A (en) 1997-05-07

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU73869/96A Abandoned AU7386996A (en) 1995-10-17 1996-10-02 Guide catheter with soft distal segment

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP0862477A1 (en)
AU (1) AU7386996A (en)
WO (1) WO1997014466A1 (en)

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US5938653A (en) * 1997-06-09 1999-08-17 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Catheter having controlled flexibility and method of manufacture
US6022341A (en) 1997-10-03 2000-02-08 Medtronic, Inc. Catheter with multiple internal diameters
US6544230B1 (en) 1998-03-31 2003-04-08 Transvascular, Inc. Catheters, systems and methods for percutaneous in situ arterio-venous bypass
US6106510A (en) * 1998-05-28 2000-08-22 Medtronic, Inc. Extruded guide catheter shaft with bump extrusion soft distal segment
US6945970B2 (en) 2001-12-27 2005-09-20 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Catheter incorporating a curable polymer layer to control flexibility and method of manufacture
US7828790B2 (en) 2004-12-03 2010-11-09 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Selectively flexible catheter and method of use
US7718106B2 (en) 2006-05-30 2010-05-18 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Medical devices and related systems and methods
US9521990B2 (en) 2011-05-11 2016-12-20 Acist Medical Systems, Inc. Variable-stiffness imaging window and production method thereof
US10905851B2 (en) * 2012-03-23 2021-02-02 Acist Medical Systems, Inc. Catheter sheath and methods thereof
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JP6965579B2 (en) * 2017-05-26 2021-11-10 住友ベークライト株式会社 catheter
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US5092848A (en) * 1988-10-13 1992-03-03 Deciutiis Vincent L Intravenous catheter with built-in cutting tip and method for making the same
CA2082315C (en) * 1991-11-13 1997-03-18 Harold I. Pearsall Catheter
US5569218A (en) * 1994-02-14 1996-10-29 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Elastic guide catheter transition element
US5533985A (en) * 1994-04-20 1996-07-09 Wang; James C. Tubing
US5509910A (en) * 1994-05-02 1996-04-23 Medtronic, Inc. Method of soft tip attachment for thin walled catheters

Also Published As

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EP0862477A1 (en) 1998-09-09
WO1997014466A1 (en) 1997-04-24

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