Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter with variable stiffness
- Patent Title (中): 导管可变刚度
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Application No.: US13411309Application Date: 2012-03-02
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Publication No.: US08821478B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Cass A. Hanson , Daniel T. Quillin , Barry L. Rudman , Ajay Gupta
- Applicant: Cass A. Hanson , Daniel T. Quillin , Barry L. Rudman , Ajay Gupta
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLC
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00

Abstract:
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an elongate inner member having a guidewire lumen extending therethrough. An outer member may be disposed about the inner member. An inflation lumen may be formed between the inner member and the outer member. The medical device may be configured to have a first stiffness when the inflation lumen is free of inflation media and a second stiffness different from the first stiffness when inflation media is disposed within the inflation lumen. In addition, the inner member may include a collapsible region that is configured to deflect radially inward when inflation media is disposed within the inflation lumen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120253193A1 CATHETER WITH VARIABLE STIFFNESS Public/Granted day:2012-10-04
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