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Medical sealed tubular structures

  • US 20040230212A1
  • Filed: 03/10/2004
  • Published: 11/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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5. A medical tubular structure comprising:

  • a lumen extending through at least a portion of the tubular structure;

    a thermally shrinkable sheath having a plurality of etches on at least its interior surface, a support having a contiguous coil element, a braid element or a weave element including a plurality of loops, the support layer being attached to the sheath at a bonding point and further having a free portion, wherein the free portion is slippable relative to the sheath; and

    wherein the sheath encases the support layer by heat-reduction of 25 percent or less of an original diameter of the sheath to at least substantially maintain the etches during the heat-reduction.

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