Patent ID: 11969176
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An aspiration medical device, comprising:
a catheter shaft having a distal end region and an inflow orifice disposed along the distal end region;
an aspiration tube disposed within the catheter shaft, the aspiration tube having a closed distal end and having a plurality of axially-spaced fluid jets formed therein;, wherein the plurality of axially-spaced fluid jets includes a first fluid jet; and
a metallic 3-D printed collar disposed along the aspiration tube and aligned with the first fluid jet, the collar having a jet support region configured to support the first fluid jet and a wall support region configured to support a wall region of the catheter shaft disposed opposite the first fluid jet, wherein the jet support region includes a proximally-angled jet opening.