CPC A61M 25/005 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); B29C 61/025 (2013.01); B29C 63/0069 (2013.01); B29C 63/18 (2013.01); B29C 63/42 (2013.01); B29K 2279/08 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
1. A shaft for a medical device configured for use in a human vasculature, the shaft comprising:
an elongate structure comprising:
a tubular inner layer;
a braided reinforcing layer around an outer surface of the tubular inner layer, the reinforcing layer comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers, wherein each reinforcing fiber of the plurality of reinforcing fibers comprises a glass core surrounded by a polymer cladding; and
an outer layer bonded to the inner layer such that the reinforcing layer is encapsulated between a material of the outer layer and a material of the inner layer.
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