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US 12,508,047 B2Granted
Devices, systems, and methods for accessing a body lumen
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsAndrew J. Schaubhut, Laura E. Christakis, Ryan V. Wales, Paul Smith, Gene T. Storbeck
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Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices for accessing body lumens. In an embodiment, a catheter may include a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending through the shaft. A plurality of lumens may extend along the length of the shaft. At least one reinforcing filament may extend along the length of the shaft and between at least two of the plurality of lumens.
Claims6
A catheter comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
- a plurality of lumens extending along at least a portion of the length of the shaft;
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- a braided reinforcing tubular member extending within and around the interior of at least a first lumen of the plurality of lumens;
- wherein a channel is defined by the wall of the braided reinforcing tubular member further and extends along a length of the braided tubular member.
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A catheter comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end including a distal articulation portion, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
- an articulating wire extending along the outside of the shaft from a proximal end of the distal articulation portion to the distal end of the distal articulation portion and spaced apart from the shaft between the proximal end of the distal articulation portion and the distal end of the distal articulation portion;
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- a braided reinforcing tubular member extending about and coupled to the shaft proximal to the proximal end of the distal articulation portion of the shaft
- wherein the braided reinforcing tubular member is a single filament, and wherein the braided reinforcing tubular member is removable by unraveling the filament.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.