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US 2003/0125711 A1Published application
Flexible marker band
OwnerTracee E.J. Eidenschink, Scott E. Arndtinventors
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Abstract
A catheter having a catheter lumen defined by a catheter wall wherein at least a portion of the catheter wall has at least one radiopaque member. The at least one radiopaque member comprises a body and a weakened portion. The body has a body length, a body thickness and a body circumference. The weakened portion is defined by the body and has a weakened portion length, a weakened portion thickness and a weakened portion width, the weakened portion thickness being less than the body thickness.
Claims45
A flexible radiopaque member for use on the inner shaft of a catheter, the member comprising:
- a body, the body having a body length, a body thickness and a body circumference;
- and
- a weakened portion defined by the body, the weakened portion having a weakened portion length, a weakened portion thickness and a weakened portion width, the weakened portion thickness being less than the body thickness.
A catheter comprising:
- a catheter lumen the catheter lumen defined by a catheter wall, at least a portion of the catheter wall having at least one radiopaque member, the at least one radiopaque member having:
- a body, the body having a body length, a body thickness and a body circumference;
- and
- a weakened portion defined by the body, the weakened portion having a weakened portion length, a weakened portion thickness and a weakened portion width, the weakened portion thickness being less than the body thickness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.