JP7609880B2 - 操縦可能なカテーテル先端のためのプラスチックレーザ溶接 - Google Patents
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- インナーライナであって、当該インナーライナの端から端まで延びる中空チャンバを有するインナーライナと、
前記インナーライナに沿って集合的に設けられた少なくとも2つのガイドリングと、
前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングの各々を通って延び、前記中空チャンバに平行である少なくとも1つのルーメン部と、
を備える装置であって、
前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングは、前記インナーライナよりも光吸収性の低い材料で作られており、
前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングは、前記インナーライナに溶接される、
装置。 - インナーライナであって、当該インナーライナの端から端まで延びる中空チャンバを有するインナーライナと、
前記インナーライナに沿って集合的に設けられた少なくとも2つのガイドリングと、
前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングの各々を通って延び、前記中空チャンバに平行である少なくとも1つのルーメン部と、
を備える装置であって、
前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングは、前記インナーライナよりも光吸収性の低い材料で作られており、
前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングは、溶接によって前記インナーライナに固定される、
装置。 - 前記インナーライナは、前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングの中央ルーメン内に配置され、
前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングの各々の1つのルーメン部は、前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングの前記ルーメンを通ってワイヤが摺動できるように配置される、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 前記ルーメン内の少なくとも1つのワイヤ、
を更に備える、請求項3に記載の装置。 - 前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングの周りに設けられ、前記インナーライナの端から端まで延びるアウターライナ、
を更に備える、請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 少なくとも6つのガイドリングを備え、
少なくとも2つのガイドリングは、それぞれ少なくとも9つのルーメン部を含む、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 少なくとも2つのガイドリングを通って延びる少なくとも9本のワイヤ、
を更に備える、請求項6に記載の装置。 - 前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングと前記インナーライナの間の溶接部は、前記ガイドリングの内径と前記インナーライナの外径の円周の少なくとも半分に延在する、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングと前記インナーライナの間の溶接部は、前記ガイドリングの内径と前記インナーライナの外径の円周の全体に延在する、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 前記インナーライナと前記少なくとも2つのガイドリングは、両方ともPEBAXから形成される、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 前記インナーライナは、0.1~5%のカーボンブラックを含有する、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。 - 前記インナーライナに沿って集合的に設けられた複数のガイドリングを備える、
請求項1又は2に記載の装置。
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