Integrated polymer and braid for intravascular catheters

Details Integrated polymer and braid for intravascular catheters Integrated polymer and braid for intravascular catheters

2001-08-06

2003-10-21

Casler, Brian L. (Department: 3763)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

C604S527000, C604S525000, C264S211200, C264S345000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06635047

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to intravascular devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to reinforced intravascular catheters.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Intravascular catheters commonly comprise a polymer shaft having a braid reinforcement embedded therein. The prior art offers a number of different reinforced catheter designs and methods of manufacture, each of which have certain advantages and disadvantages. To address these disadvantages, there is an ongoing need to provide design alternatives for reinforced catheters.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To this end, the present invention provides several reinforced catheter designs and related methods of manufacture. For example, in one embodiment, the present invention provides an intravascular catheter including a reinforcement layer having a plurality of interwoven metal wire members and polymer members. The polymer members are thermally processed to permeate the metal wire members to form a polymeric layer having an orientation which is interwoven with the metal wire members.


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