Lumen management catheter
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsTroy T. Tegg, Jacob J. Daly
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Abstract
An elongate medical device comprising a first lumen, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first lumen comprises a peanut shape, and a plurality of second lumens, wherein the plurality of second lumens are proximate the first lumen, wherein the first lumen comprises a lumen liner that conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the first lumen, wherein the lumen liner comprises a first material and the elongate medical device comprises a second material, where the first material is different from the second material.
Claims19
An elongate medical device, comprising:
- a first lumen, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first lumen comprises a peanut shape;
- and
- a plurality of second lumens, wherein the plurality of second lumens are proximate the first lumen,
- wherein the first lumen comprises a lumen liner that conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the first lumen, wherein the lumen liner comprises a first material and the elongate medical device comprises a second material, where the first material is different from the second material.
A method of forming a lumen liner, comprising inserting one or more mandrels into a tube;
- aligning the tube in a mold assembly, wherein the mold assembly comprises a mold cross-section that corresponds to a lumen liner cross-section;
- compressing the mold assembly around the tube and the one or more mandrels;
- heating the mold assembly for a first period of time;
- cooling the mold assembly for a second period of time;
- uncompressing the mold assembly;
- removing the lumen liner from the mold assembly;
- and
- removing the mandrels from the lumen liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.