Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reinforced catheter or sheath with reduced friction surface
- Patent Title (中): 增强的导管或护套,减少摩擦面
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Application No.: US12714589Application Date: 2010-03-01
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Publication No.: US09085097B2Publication Date: 2015-07-21
- Inventor: David Christian Lentz , David A. Drewes, Jr.
- Applicant: David Christian Lentz , David A. Drewes, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US IN Bloomington
- Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Bloomington
- Agency: Liell + McNeil
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61M31/00 ; B29C47/02 ; B29C47/00 ; B29K77/00 ; B29L31/00

Abstract:
A reinforced catheter or sheath includes an inner tube manufactured via an extrusion process from a mixture of thermoplastic and hollow glass beads. The resultant tube exhibits an inner goose bump surface that defines a central lumen. A reinforcement, such as a braid and/or coil is attached to at least a segment of the outer surface of the inner tube. A second tube of thermoplastic is extruded over at least a portion of the reinforcement. The inner goose bump surface exhibits a net low coefficient of friction comparable to that of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
Public/Granted literature
- US20110213303A1 Reinforced Catheter Or Sheath With Reduced Friction Surface Public/Granted day:2011-09-01
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