Integrated polymer and braid for intravascular catheters
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1. An intravascular catheter comprising an elongate shaft including a reinforcement layer having a plurality of braided metal wire members and a polymer material permeating the metal wire members, wherein the polymer material has an orientation which is interwoven with the metal wire members.
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Abstract
An intravascular catheter including a reinforcement layer having a plurality of interwoven metal wire members and polymer members. The polymer members are thermally processed to permeate the metal wire members to form a polymeric layer having an orientation which is interwoven with the metal wire members.
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- 1. An intravascular catheter comprising an elongate shaft including a reinforcement layer having a plurality of braided metal wire members and a polymer material permeating the metal wire members, wherein the polymer material has an orientation which is interwoven with the metal wire members.
- 7. An intravascular catheter comprising an elongate shaft including a reinforcement layer having a plurality of interwoven metal wire members and polymer members, wherein the polymer members are thermally processed to permeate the metal wire members.
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18. A method of making an intravascular catheter, comprising:
- braiding a plurality of metal wire members with a plurality of polymer members; and
thermally processing the polymer members to permeate the metal wire members. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- braiding a plurality of metal wire members with a plurality of polymer members; and
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