Patents Represented by Attorney Brinks Hofer Gilson & Liione
  • Patent number: 7727187
    Abstract: A catheter device including an elongate tubular shaft having a consistent material composition for a substantial proportion of its length. The device includes a proximal shaft portion having a first flexibility and a distal shaft portion having a second flexibility, wherein the second flexibility is greater than the first flexibility and wherein at least the distal shaft portion comprises at least one score in a surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Cook Incorporated
    Inventor: David Christian Lentz