Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible tip catheter
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Application No.: US17179188Application Date: 2021-02-18
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Publication No.: US11596768B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: George Stern , Edwin Bon , Edwin Wang , Ujwal Jalgaonkar , Peter Skujins
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61M25/01 ; A61B17/22

Abstract:
In some examples, a catheter includes an elongated body comprising proximal and distal portions. The distal portion of the elongated body comprises an inner liner that includes a proximal liner section and a distal liner section that include different materials, and an outer jacket positioned over the inner liner. The distal liner section has a first hardness and the proximal liner section has a second hardness, where the first hardness is less than the second hardness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210178119A1 FLEXIBLE TIP CATHETER Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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