Medical Device Having Tubular Reinforcement - Patent application

Abstract

The catheter (10) comprises a tubular structure (200) having a longitudinal axis, the tubular structure comprising first and second ring elements (210a, 210b) arranged in series along the longitudinal axis, the first and second ring elements being respective closed loops, the first ring element lying in a first plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the tubular structure further comprising a first connecting member (220a) having a first member end (232), a second member end (234) and a member body (236) between the first member end and the second member end, the first member end being connected to the first ring element and the second member end being connected to the second ring element, the member body being configured to rotate and / or flex relative to the first and second ring elements in response to bending and / or axial loading of the tubular structure.

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