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Thin wall catheter with reinforcing sleeve

Details

Inventors: Ju, Byung H.; O'Connor, Michael G.; Lovgren, Eric M.;
Assignee: Schneider (USA) Inc (Plymouth, MN)
Primary Examiner: Yasko; John D.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Richardson; Peter C., Akers; Lawrence C., Strassburger; Philip C.

A diagnostic catheter comprises an inner layer of substantially unmodified polyamide over which is a reinforcing means and an outer layer of polymer having a hardness of 50 Shore D to 70 Shore D, along with a suitable radiopaque filler. Affixed either directly to the end of the above tubular body or to a stem member secured to that tubular body is a soft-tip formed from a blend of PEBA whose hardness is such that the catheter can be considered as having an atraumatic tip. The resulting catheter exhibits excellent torque and column strength characteristics while providing a relatively large diameter lumen for a given outside diameter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An intravascular catheter comprising: an elongated tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, the tubular body comprising: (a) an inner layer consisting essentially of an unmodified polyamide polymer; (b) a reinforcing means at least partially surrounding the inner layer; and (c) an outer polymeric layer having a predetermined durometer hardness in the range of from about 50 Shore D to about 75 Shore D, the outer layer at least partially covering said reinforcing means.
2.
The intravascular catheter of claim 1 and further including an annular soft-tip member bonded to the distal end of the tubular body member, the soft-tip member comprising a blend of resins and having a hardness less than about 45, Shore D.
3.
The intravascular catheter of claim 1 wherein the inner layer is of a 100 percent polyamide polymer.
4.
The intravascular catheter of claim 3 wherein the inner layer has a wall thickness in the range of from about 0.
001 to 0.
008 inches (0.
0025 to 0.
0203 cm).
5.
The intravascular catheter of claim 4 wherein the wall thickness is about 0.
0025 inches (0.
0064 cm).
6.
The intravascular catheter of claim 1 wherein the reinforcing means is totally embedded between the inner layer and outer layer.
7.
The intravascular catheter of claim 1 wherein the outer layer further comprises a radiopaque filler material.
8.
The intravascular catheter of claim 1 wherein the outer layer is a blend of Nylon-12 polyamide, polyether block amide, and a radiopaque filler.
9.
The intravascular catheter of claim 1 wherein the lumen is of a diameter in the range of from about 0.
026 to 0.
080 inch (0.
066 to 0.
203 cm) and the outer layer has an outer diameter in the range of from about 0.
039 to 0.
110 inch (0.
099 to 0.
279 cm).
10.
The intravascular catheter of claim 8 wherein the lumen is of a diameter in the range of from about 0.
026 to 0.
080 inch (0.
066 to 0.
203 cm) and the outer layer has an outer diameter in the range of from about 0

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