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Catheter having a torque transmitting sleeve

  • US 5,328,467 A
  • Filed: 11/08/1991
  • Issued: 07/12/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A catheter comprising a handle and a guide tube enclosing an interior bore, the guide tube including an array of slots subtending the tube along its length to impart flexibility, the guide tube having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement comprising an elongated tapered sleeve joining the proximal end of the guide tube to the handle, said sleeve extending from the handle and frictionally, with a tight interference fit, gripping a portion of the guide tube beyond the handle for transmitting torque applied at the handle to the distal end of the guide tube.

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