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US 2016/0354578 A1Published application
Catheter Markers
AssigneeMicroVention, Inc.
InventorJoseph Gulachenski
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Abstract
A catheter is described having one or more markers and one or more marker sections.
Claims14
A method of marking a catheter comprising:
- providing a catheter having:
- an inner layer;
- a reinforcement layer around said inner layer and constructed as an open, single-layer coil defining evenly-spaced gaps;
- placing a marker element in said gaps of said reinforcement layer so as to not increase a thickness of the catheter;
- and,
- placing at least one marker band around said catheter longitudinally aligned with said marker element and said reinforcement layer.
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A method of marking a catheter comprising:
- providing a catheter having:
- an inner layer;
- at least one reinforcement coil wrapped around said inner layer to form an open, evenly spaced coil;
- wrapping at least one marker coil around said inner layer and interspersed with said at least one reinforcement coil such that said marker coil does not increase a thickness of the catheter;
- and,
- placing at least one circumferential marker band around said catheter such that the circumferential marker band is longitudinally aligned with said marker coil and said reinforcement coil.
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The method of claim 15 wherein placing at least one circumferential marker band around said catheter comprises placing a first marker band around said reinforcement layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.