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Multilaminate coiled film catheter construction

  • US 5,217,440 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1992
  • Issued: 06/08/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A catheter for insertion into the human body comprising:

  • an elongate tubular shaft formed from at least one film of material rolled into an elongate tube having a plurality of layers and permanently fixed in said rolled configuration;

    said shaft being formed from a biocompatible material and having a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft being constructed to enable the distal end to be inserted into the body of a human patient;

    a fitting attached to the proximal end of the shaft;

    said catheter including means at the distal end of the shaft for treating a medical condition of the patient, the catheter being manipulable from the proximal portion thereof disposed outside of the patient'"'"'s body.

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