Corrugated catheters
AssigneePerfuze Limited
InventorsLiam MULLINS, Dara FINNERAN, Evin DONNELLY, Eoghan THORNTON, Kieran CONNOLLY
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Abstract
A catheter (1) comprises a jacket (20, 33) and defining a lumen, and extends distally towards a tip (30, 31). The catheter has a helical support (20) within the jacket for at least some of the length of the jacket. The catheter distal end has a plurality of portions of different configurations for different bending and/or pushability characteristics. These may be according to different helical supports and the manner in which they are interwoven, and/or different liners with lap joints. There may be a hydrophilic coating.
Claims2
A catheter comprising a jacket and defining a lumen, and extending distally towards a tip, the catheter comprising a helical support within the jacket for at least some of the length of the jacket, wherein the catheter distal end has a plurality of portions of different configurations for different bending and/or pushability characteristics.
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