Flexible catheter shaft and method of manufacture
First Claim
1. A catheter shaft comprising a braided polyimide tube having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a tip;
- wherein the tip is a distalmost end of the braided polyimide tube;
the distal portion extending from the proximal portion to the tip of the braided polyimide tube, a substrate layer disposed within the braided polyimide tube, and a spring coil disposed within the substrate layer and including a section extending past the tip of the braided polyimide tube, wherein the proximal portion of the braided polyimide tube is covered by a first coating, wherein the distal portion of the braided polyimide tube is covered by a second coating, wherein the section of the spring coil that extends past the tip of the braided polyimide tube is covered by a third coating, wherein a pocket surrounds a distal portion of the spring coil and extends distally past a distal end of the spring coil, the pocket having an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the braided polyimide tube, and wherein the pocket is configured for receiving at least a portion of an electrode basket therein.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a strong, flexible catheter shaft for use in a catheter system. The flexible catheter shaft includes a braided polyimide tube including one or more outer layers of material of varying flexibility. The flexible catheter shaft provides a shaft having sufficient stiffness and kink resistance to allow an operator to advance an electrode basket connected to the flexible catheter shaft through a guide catheter to a target ablation site without causing vessel trauma. The distal tip of the flexible catheter shaft is designed to have sufficient flexibility to reduce any risk of kicking out a guide catheter when tracking the electrode basket around turns into side branches or bifurcations in the vasculature of a patient and includes a distal spring coil.
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8 Claims
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1. A catheter shaft comprising a braided polyimide tube having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a tip;
- wherein the tip is a distalmost end of the braided polyimide tube;
the distal portion extending from the proximal portion to the tip of the braided polyimide tube, a substrate layer disposed within the braided polyimide tube, and a spring coil disposed within the substrate layer and including a section extending past the tip of the braided polyimide tube, wherein the proximal portion of the braided polyimide tube is covered by a first coating, wherein the distal portion of the braided polyimide tube is covered by a second coating, wherein the section of the spring coil that extends past the tip of the braided polyimide tube is covered by a third coating, wherein a pocket surrounds a distal portion of the spring coil and extends distally past a distal end of the spring coil, the pocket having an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the braided polyimide tube, and wherein the pocket is configured for receiving at least a portion of an electrode basket therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- wherein the tip is a distalmost end of the braided polyimide tube;
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