Patent ID: 9326875
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A catheter system comprising: an inner tubular member having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and an exterior surface, the inner tubular member further having a guidewire lumen defined therein; an outer tubular member movable relative to the inner tubular member, the outer tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and an interior surface directed toward the exterior surface of the inner tubular member; and a movable tubular structure movable with the outer tubular member relative to the inner tubular member, the movable tubular structure being at least partially disposed between the outer tubular member and the inner tubular member, the movable tubular structure comprising a body member including a taper segment and a base segment, the taper segment extending proximally from the proximal end of the outer tubular member or distally from the distal end of the outer tubular member, wherein the body member has an outer surface with a recess defined therein, the outer tubular member received within the recess to form a trough along a portion of an exterior surface of the outer tubular member, the trough having a filler disposed therein to couple the outer tubular member to the body member of the movable tubular structure.