公开(公告)号：US20200078047A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16493584

申请日：2017-03-31

Applicant: SPIRATION, INC., d/b/a OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA

Inventor： Peter Lambe ,  Nathan Dale

IPC: A61B17/34 ,  A61B10/04 ,  A61B1/267

Abstract: A needle comprising: (a) a walled lumen having: (i) a proximate end; (ii) a distal end; and (iii) a plurality of zones located between the proximal end and the distal end, the plurality of zones comprising: (1) a first zone with a first stiffness value; (2) a second zone connected to the first zone, the second zone having a second stiffness value; (3) a third zone connected to the second zone, the third zone having a third stiffness value; and (4) a fourth zone connected to the third zone, the fourth zone having a fourth stiffness value; wherein some of the plurality of zones include one or more cut patterns in the walled lumen.