Catheter assemblies with flexible radiopaque marker
OwnerJeong S. Lee, Vidya Navak +5inventors
InventorsJeong S. Lee, Vidya Navak, John Schreiner, Christine Gutting, Edwin Wang, Gary Heinemann, Roseminda White
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Abstract
A catheter assembly comprising a shaft and at least one flexible radiopaque marker affixed with the shaft. Flexibility of radiopaque marker is achieved by using a segmented band of radiopaque material or a coiled band formed by winding a wire or hollow tube filled with radiopaque material. The flexible radiopaque marker may be affixed with the shaft by an adhesive, by swaging, by crimping, by soldering, or by spring-action tension fit against the shaft.
Claims33
A catheter assembly comprising:
- at least one flexible radiopaque marker for visualizing a portion of the catheter assembly under a fluoroscope.
A catheter assembly having at least one segmented marker band comprising a radiopaque material.
A catheter assembly having at least one marker coil comprising a radiopaque material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.