Patent ID: 8460213
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical device, comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal region and a distal region, wherein the shaft includes a core wire having a solid cross-section; a tubular member disposed over the distal region of the shaft, the tubular member having an outer surface and an inner surface; wherein the tubular member has a plurality of slots defined therein; wherein a beveled slot is defined in the tubular member that has a first geometry at the outer surface and a second geometry at the inner surface, the first geometry being different from the second geometry; wherein a bevel is formed in the tubular member that forms a transition between the first geometry and the second geometry of the beveled slot; and wherein the bevel is an angled bevel that extends at a variable angle between the first geometry and the second geometry of the beveled slot.