Apparatus and method of making a variable stiffness multilayer catheter tubing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8440090
APP PUB NO 20110270228A1
SERIAL NO

12769865

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A catheter body having a variable stiffness along its longitudinal length and a method for manufacturing same is disclosed wherein an inner layer having an uninterrupted length serves as a backbone for segments of coextrusion of, e.g., Pebax or nylon and a tie layer which are then bonded to the backbone to create a multi-stiffness catheter body.

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ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC3200 LAKESIDE DRIVE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Haslinger, Thomas Sun City, US 12 160
Simpson, John A Carlsbad, US 114 5922

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