Mai T Tran

US Patent:

20020156460, Oct 24, 2002

Filed:

Apr 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/839065

Inventors:

Ting Ye - San Jose CA, US
Rhoda Santos - Newark CA, US
Elaine Lim - Fremont CA, US
Mai Tran - San Jose CA, US
Hanh Doan - Milpitas CA, US
Simon Nguyen - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

SciMed Life Systems, Inc

International Classification:

A61M025/00

US Classification:

604/534000, 604/526000, 156/123000

Abstract:

The present invention relates generally to intravascular catheters for performing medical procedures. An intravascular catheter is disclosed comprising a shaft, the shaft comprising an inner liner having a distal end, a distal tip; a second layer disposed over the inner liner, the second layer extending from the proximal end of the shaft to a distal terminus; a third layer disposed over the second layer; and a fourth layer disposed over the third layer, the fourth layer including a proximal end and a distal end. In addition, a method of manufacturing a catheter according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed.

Address:

1260 Previtera Ct, San Jose, CA 95110

Phone:

408 472-7558

VIN:

WBANE53577CW62613

Make:

BMW

Model:

5 SERIES

Year:

2007