Abstract: The present disclosure describes a catheter including a shaft formed from braided material encapsulated by a resin jacket. The catheter shaft extends from a proximal portion to a distal tip, and includes a distal curved section including an acute distal curve proximal of the distal tip.

Abstract: An explosive composition is provided comprising an explosive agent, a solid fuel and a polymeric adherent wherein the explosive agent, solid fuel and polymeric adherent are dispersed throughout the composition.

Abstract: An explosive composition is provided comprising an explosive agent, a solid fuel and a polymeric adherent wherein the explosive agent, solid fuel and polymeric adherent are dispersed throughout the composition.

Abstract: An explosive composition is provided comprising an explosive agent, a solid fuel and a polymeric adherent wherein the explosive agent, solid fuel and polymeric adherent are dispersed throughout the composition.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a braid-reinforced peelable tubular body is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method includes: providing a braided tubular body; forming at least one longitudinally extending slit in tho braided tubular body, resulting in a longitudinally slit braided tubular body, the at least one longitudinally extending slit including slit edges and a severed braid layer of the braided tubular body; placing the longitudinally slit braided tubular body on a mandrel; placing a heat shrink tube about the longitudinally slit braided tubular body; subjecting the heat shrink tube and longitudinally slit braided tubular body to bonding conditions, such as, for example, reflow, laser bonding, thermoforming, etc., thereby causing the slit edges to be joined to each other and resulting in a braid-reinforced peelable tubular body; and removing the braid-reinforced peelable tubular body from the mandrel.

Abstract: An enhanced surface tube is made from two conduits with the inner conduit having a spiral groove extending inwardly from the outer surface so that the two conduits are connected by the spiral groove. The inner conduit is further provided with a longitudinal groove therein. The construction of the tube is such as to provide a breakdown venting path for fluids between the conduit walls.