Patent ID: 7658723

Claim:
A catheter comprising: an elongate main body including at least a proximal section having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen defined therethrough and a distal section having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen defined therethrough; a guidewire tube defining a guidewire lumen therethrough extending through at least a portion of the distal section of the elongate main body; the proximal section including a hypotube; the distal section including an inflatable member; and a plurality of stiffening members including at least a first stiffening member and a second stiffening member disposed along a length of the elongate main body, each of the plurality of stiffening members having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween, wherein the first stiffening member is in a longitudinally overlapping and transversely spaced relationship with the second stiffening member.