Patent ID: 7591813
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A catheter section comprising: a flexible joint region formed of tubing defining a main lumen and an adjacent wire lumen therethrough, said flexible joint region having a distal face, the wire lumen having an opening near or at the distal face of the flexible joint region, and the tubing defining the main lumen extending as an extension beyond the distal face of the flexible joint region, said flexible joint region having a predetermined length sized to affect a flexure of the flexible joint region; at least one radio-opaque band attached over said extension; a push/pull wire positioned within said wire lumen and configured to be pushed or pulled along a longitudinal axis of the wire through the wire lumen, said push/pull wire having a distal portion extending through said opening of said wire lumen, and said distal portion of said push/pull wire being bent around said at least one radio-opaque band to secure said distal portion of said push/pull wire to said at least one radio-opaque band; and a braid disposed along at least a majority of the wire lumen, the braid terminating proximally of the flexible joint region.