Patent ID: 8273073

Claim:
A long nose manipulatable catheter section comprising: a flexible joint region having a distal face, the flexible joint region defining a wire lumen and a main lumen therethrough, and the wire lumen having an opening from the flexible joint region near or at the distal face of the flexible joint region; a braid disposed along at least a majority of the wire lumen of said flexible joint region, wherein said braid terminates proximally of the flexible joint region; the flexible joint region including tubing defining an extension of the main lumen beyond the distal face of the flexible joint region; the extension containing at least one radio-opaque band; and a push/pull wire positioned within said wire lumen and configured to be pushed or pulled through the wire lumen, said push/pull wire having a distal portion extending through said opening of said wire lumen beyond the distal face of the flexible joint region, and said distal portion of said push/pull wire being secured to said at least one radio-opaque band.