Patent ID: 8048060
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A finished medical device, comprising: an elongated metallic tubular member including a tubular wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of slots defined therein, the tubular member having a length; wherein the elongated metallic tubular member has a longitudinal axis; wherein at least some of the slots lie in a plane that is normal to the longitudinal axis; an inner tubular member disposed along the inner surface of the tubular member, the inner tubular member having a guidewire lumen extending therethrough; wherein the tubular member and the inner tubular member define a catheter shaft; wherein the plurality of slots are disposed along the entire length of the tubular member, extend through the tubular member, and allow for fluid communication between the inner surface and outer surface in the finished medical device along the entire length of the tubular member; and wherein at least a portion of the tubular member includes a linear elastic nickel-titanium alloy.