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US 2026/0076703 A1Published application
Devices, systems, and methods for accessing a body lumen
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsAndrew J. Schaubhut, Laura E. Christakis, Ryan V. Wales, Paul Smith, Gene T. Storbeck
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Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices for accessing body lumens. In an embodiment, a catheter may include a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending through the shaft. A plurality of lumens may extend along the length of the shaft. At least one reinforcing filament may extend along the length of the shaft and between at least two of the plurality of lumens.
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A catheter comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
- a lumen extending along at least a portion of the length of the shaft;
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- a braided reinforcing tubular member extending within and around the interior of the lumen;
- wherein a channel is defined by the wall of the braided reinforcing tubular member further and extends along a length of the shaft.
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A catheter comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
- a lumen extending along at least a portion of the length of the shaft;
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- a reinforcing tubular member having a greater rigidity than the shaft and extending within and around the interior of the lumen and defining a longitudinal channel along an exterior thereof.
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A catheter comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end including a distal articulation portion, and a length along a longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
- an articulating wire extending along the outside of the shaft from a proximal end of the distal articulation portion to the distal end of the distal articulation portion and spaced apart from the shaft between the proximal end of the distal articulation portion and the distal end of the distal articulation portion;
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- a reinforcing tubular member coupled to the shaft proximal to the proximal end of the distal articulation portion of the shaft
- wherein the reinforcing tubular member includes a single filament, and wherein the reinforcing tubular member is removable by unraveling the filament.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.