Guiding medical devices and associated methods of manufacturing
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Apr 21, 2020
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Oct 19, 2017
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Feb 17, 2017
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May 7, 2013
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A catheter assembly includes an inner liner made of flexible material and an outer layer having a steering mechanism. A catheter assembly is provided that includes an inner liner made of flexible material, and an outer layer having a steering mechanism that includes at least one wire and a corresponding lumen for each of the at least one wire through which the respective wire may travel. The outer layer includes a braided wire assembly that includes at least two wires braided into a wire mesh, and further includes a see-through portion positioned proximate a pull wire extraction location to facilitate extraction.
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- B29C:SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF SUBSTAN....
- A61B:DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- B29K:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, ....
- B29L:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RE....
- A61L:METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR ....
- A61M:DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE B....
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