Patent ID: 7628769
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A catheter comprising: an elongate main body including at least a proximal end, a proximal section and a distal section; a guidewire lumen disposed along at least a portion of the distal section of the elongate main body and having a proximal guidewire port and a distal guidewire port; a first stiffening member having a distal end, a proximal end, and a length extending therebetween, the first stiffening member extending longitudinally along a first portion of the elongate main body; and a second stiffening member having a distal end, a proximal end, and a length extending therebetween, the second stiffening member extending longitudinally along a second portion of the elongate main body in an overlapping spaced relationship relative to the first stiffening member, the proximal end of at least one of the first stiffening member or the second stiffening member is spaced distal to the proximal end of the elongate main body.