Alternative micromachined structures
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- an elongate core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion;
a tubular member disposed about the distal portion, the tubular member having a plurality of slots formed therein;
wherein the tubular member has a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, and a plane extending through the longitudinal axis and along the length of the longitudinal axis, where the plane defines a first side of tubular member and a second side of the tubular member; and
wherein a wide slot is disposed along the first side of the tubular member, and wherein a plurality of narrow slots are disposed directly opposite the wide slot along the second side of the tubular member opposite the first side, the wide slot being longer in the longitudinal direction than each of the plurality of narrow slots.
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Abstract
Medical devices and methods for making and using the same. An example medical device may include an elongate core member and a tubular member disposed about a portion of the core member. The tubular member may have a plurality of slots formed therein. The medical devices may be configured to have a preferential bending direction.
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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an elongate core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a tubular member disposed about the distal portion, the tubular member having a plurality of slots formed therein; wherein the tubular member has a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, and a plane extending through the longitudinal axis and along the length of the longitudinal axis, where the plane defines a first side of tubular member and a second side of the tubular member; and wherein a wide slot is disposed along the first side of the tubular member, and wherein a plurality of narrow slots are disposed directly opposite the wide slot along the second side of the tubular member opposite the first side, the wide slot being longer in the longitudinal direction than each of the plurality of narrow slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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