Pipes and tubular conduits – Flexible – Joined sections
Reexamination Certificate
2009-06-09
2011-11-01
Brinson, Patrick F (Department: 3754)
Pipes and tubular conduits
Flexible
Joined sections
C135S155000, C135S022000, C285S146100, C285S264000, C285S184000, C239S587100, C239S587400
Reexamination Certificate
active
08047236
ABSTRACT:
A flexible conduit for insertion into a body lumen comprises a plurality of elements coupled end to end to define a conduit lumen. A first one of the elements includes a male portion and a female portion. A second element includes a female portion having an inner surface configured to engage a male portion of an outer surface of the first element to form a first ball joint. A third element includes a male portion, an outer surface of the male portion of the third element configured to engage an inner surface of the female portion of the first element to form a second ball joint. The male and female portions of the first element are adapted to frictionally engage the female portion of the second element and the male portion of the third element to establish a rigid connection therebetween.
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Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Brinson Patrick F
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
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