18985684. CATHETER SHAFT FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)
CATHETER SHAFT FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS
Organization Name
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Kurt Kelly Reed of Costa Mesa CA US
Tri D. Tran of Fountain Valley CA US
CATHETER SHAFT FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18985684 titled 'CATHETER SHAFT FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
Catheter shafts that can be used in a delivery apparatus for a prosthetic implant are disclosed. As one example, a catheter shaft can include a tube having a distal end portion comprising at least one axially extending slot, the slot extending proximally into the tube from a distal end of the tube and radially through a thickness of the tube. The catheter shaft can further include a polymeric layer comprising a jacket portion disposed around the tube, a tip portion extending distal to the jacket portion and the tube, and a channel portion disposed within the slot; and an inner liner disposed on an inner surface of the tube and an inner surface of the tip portion, where a material of the polymeric layer bonds with the inner liner.