Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C604S096010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07972324
ABSTRACT:
A catheter basically has a catheter shaft in which a catheter tip of which is provided with a joint made of a material which is more flexible than the material of the catheter shaft. The joint is disposed between the distal end of the catheter shaft and the distal end of the catheter tip. The front end consists of a material being the same or more rigid than that of the catheter shaft.
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Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Stigell Theodore J
Workman Nydegger
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