Patent ID: 9259550
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A catheter comprising: a tubular braid having a proximal end and a distal end and, the tubular braid comprising a plurality of wire members having a first portion having a round cross-section with a first diameter, the wire members being braided together to define the tubular braid, a plurality of intersections being formed by braiding of the wire members, wherein at the intersections the wire members are compressed to a non-round cross-section defining a plurality of flattened regions along the tubular braid, the wire members having a thickness at the flattened regions which is less than the first diameter, each flattened region being located between two first portions along a length of a wire member; an inner liner positioned coaxially within and in contact with the tubular braid, the inner liner defining a lumen of the catheter formed through the proximal and distal ends of the tubular braid; and an outer sleeve positioned coaxially about and in contact with the tubular braid.