Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-10-21
2009-11-24
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07621904
ABSTRACT:
Catheters having a pre-shaped tip configuration are disclosed. A catheter in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include an elongated tubular shaft equipped with a distal tip section having a pre-shaped tip configuration that can be used to facilitate tracking of the device through particular locations of the vasculature. The catheter may include a number of features that transition the stiffness and flexibility characteristics of the device and provide a means to radiographically visualize the catheter within the body.
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Armstrong Kirsten C.
Barry Gitanjali V.
Farnholtz Roger
McFerran Sean
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Crompton Seager & Tufte LLC
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Stigell Theodore J
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