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US 10,869,990 B2Granted
Infusion catheter with high pressure capabilities
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Bonnette, Michael P. Schrom
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Abstract
An infusion catheter is disclosed. An example infusion catheter includes an elongate tubular member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes an infusion region extending along a portion thereof. Further, the infusion region of the elongate tubular member includes a plurality of apertures, and the apertures reduce the surface area of the infusion region by 0.25%-10%.
Claims19
An infusion catheter, comprising:
- an elongate tubular member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes an infusion region extending along a portion thereof;
- wherein the infusion region of the elongate tubular member includes a plurality of apertures;
- wherein the apertures reduce a surface area of the infusion region by 0.25%-10%;
- wherein the total number of apertures is greater than or equal to 100;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of apertures includes a diameter, and wherein the diameter is less than or equal to 0.0048 cm.
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An infusion catheter, comprising:
- an elongate tubular member having a distal portion and a longitudinal axis, the distal portion including an infusion region;
- wherein the infusion region has a surface area defined by a circumference of the elongate tubular member and a length along the longitudinal axis of the tubular member;
- wherein the infusion region includes a plurality of apertures located therein;
- wherein the apertures reduce the surface area of the infusion region by 0.25%-10%;
- wherein each of the plurality of apertures defines a surface area, and wherein the sum of the surface areas of the plurality of apertures is 0.0020 cm2 to 0.0040 cm2;
- wherein the total number of apertures is greater than or equal to 100;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of apertures includes a diameter, and wherein the diameter is less than or equal to 0.0048 cm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.