| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catheter capable of improving torque transmissibility, by arranging a reinforcing member on a shaft, and capable of preventing the front end of the catheter from getting stuck or caught in a stenosis or a stent strut. <P>SOLUTION: The catheter 10 includes an inner shaft 50 having a tubular inner layer 54, a braid 56 arranged on the tubular inner layer, and an outer layer 58 made of resin and covering the braid 56. The catheter also includes a tip 60 consisting of a tubular member attached to a front end of the inner shaft 50, having a portion that is thicker than the front end of the inner shaft 50, and having an outer diameter that decreases toward a front end thereof. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
