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Catheter curvature braces and methods of using same

  • US 9,901,707 B2
  • Filed: 05/23/2012
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fluid management catheter assembly suitable for implantation into a ventricle in a brain of a patient, comprising:

  • a catheter with an elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, the shaft defining at least one lumen extending substantially therethrough, the shaft further defining a plurality of fluid management openings along a distal portion of the shaft, the fluid management openings being in fluid communication with the lumen; and

    a catheter curvature brace attached to the distal portion of the shaft, the brace having an elongated frame with a distal end and a proximal end, the frame being formed with at least one pre-defined curve in a relaxed curved configuration, and at least two coupling elements connected to the frame, each coupling element configured to engage an outer surface of the catheter; and

    at least the frame being formed of an elastic, biocompatible material capable of being straightened by a force and then returning to the pre-defined relaxed curved configuration after the force is removed, thereby bending the catheter to substantially conform to the pre-defined relaxed curved configuration.

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