Catheter having extruded, flexible, pliable and compliant marker

Details Catheter having extruded, flexible, pliable and compliant marker Catheter having extruded, flexible, pliable and compliant marker

1996-10-21

1999-09-07

Chen, Vivian

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Hollow or container type article

Shrinkable or shrunk

428 369, 428328, 428343, 4284231, 428500, 428523, 604 96, 604264, 604280, B32B 108, B32B 2720, B32B 2732, B32B 2740

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059484896

ABSTRACT:
A tubular catheter body comprising a catheter consisting essentially of plastic material and having a tubular, flexible, and compliant marker band affixed to and surrounding the external surface of the catheter body. The compliant marker band comprises a heat shrinkable plastic material having tungsten particles which are no greater than 2 microns in size such that the marker band is radiopaque throughout.

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