United States
US 12,697,464 B2
Reinforced catheter tip via roller extrusion
US 12,697,464 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Bard Access Systems, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Inventors
- Juan Sepulveda; Glade H. Howell
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2022-11-03
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,464 B2 · US12697464 · 12697464
Abstract
With smaller gauge catheters, forming distal tip structures, termed “tipping,” can be increasingly challenging. The thin wall-thicknesses of these small gauge catheters provide a reduced cross-sectional surface area with which to couple the distal tip structure to. This increases the risk of failure of the device either during manufacture or during use. To address the foregoing, embodiments include forming and placing a spiral plug within a lumen of a proximal section of the catheter.…
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