Patent ID: 11865237
Assignee: SURMODICS MD, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method of applying a catheter assembly, comprising:
inserting the catheter assembly into a passageway, the catheter assembly including:
a frame member and a floating sleeve coupled around the frame member;
wherein the frame member and the floating sleeve are movable relative to each other;

navigating the catheter assembly along the passageway toward a specified position, wherein navigating the catheter assembly includes:
pushing the catheter assembly from a proximal catheter end, wherein the floating sleeve and the frame member cooperatively support the catheter assembly; and
deflecting the catheter assembly into a deflected configuration, wherein the floating sleeve frictionally engages with the frame member according to a degree of deflection, and the frictional engagement supports the catheter assembly according to the degree of deflection.