Flexible catheter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9138559
APP PUB NO 20110178505A1
SERIAL NO

12997999

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A catheter (100) is disclosed that includes a reinforced hollow fiber (114) and is suitable for insertion- in a body tissue in order to deliver and/or recover fluids to and/or from the tissue. In one embodiment, the catheter comprises a combination of catheter body (112), hollow fiber region (114), and reinforcing means (116), to provide a catheter having sufficient structural integrity for the hollow fiber region to be positioned within a body tissue, preferably without the need for ancillary devices such as introducers or protective sheaths, and to there be used for the purpose of delivering and/or recovering fluids from the surrounding tissue.

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TWIN STAR MEDICAL INC700 TENTH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 120 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55415

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Odland, Rick M Roseville, US 6 95
Staehle, Bradford G Minnetonka, US 17 2948
Wilson, Scott R Maple Grove, US 25 1457

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