Patent ID: 9439794
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A medical device delivery catheter, comprising: a one-piece elongate tubular body including a proximal longitudinal segment, an intermediate longitudinal segment, and a distal longitudinal segment; wherein the proximal longitudinal segment extends between a proximal end of the elongate tubular body and a first transition between the proximal longitudinal segment and the intermediate longitudinal segment, has a first outer diameter, and includes at least one flexibility increasing cut through a wall of the elongate tubular body; wherein the intermediate longitudinal segment extends between the first transition and a second transition between the intermediate longitudinal segment and the distal longitudinal segment, has a second outer diameter that is less than the first outer diameter, and defines a medical device support region; wherein the distal longitudinal segment has an initial outer diameter that is greater than the second outer diameter and terminates in a distally tapered region; wherein the elongate tubular body is free of joints and has a uniform tensile strength per unit area across the proximal, intermediate, and distal longitudinal segments and the first and second transitions.