Flexible tubular device for use in medical applications

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A61M 25/00 (2006.01) B29C 41/20 (2006.01) B29C 47/02 (2006.01) C23F 1/02 (2006.01) A61M 25/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2117088

2117088 9304722 PCTABS00020 An apparatus for use as a catheter, a guidewire, a catheter sheath for use with catheter introducers or a drug infusion catheter/guidewire. The apparatus (20) including a flexible metallic tubular member (22) with an encasing (26) covering the tubular member that creates a fluid-tight seal around the periphery of the tubular member. In one embodiment, the tubular member can be a coiled metallic hypotube design. This coiled design can include either a single filament or multi-filament wire wrap. In a second embodiment, the flexible tubular member can be formed by cutting a predetermined configuration of slots into a single hollow thin-walled metal tube at predetermined spacings, depth and patterns.

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