Stryker Corporation
SLOTTED MEDICAL DEVICES WITH FILLERS

Abstract:

A medical device includes: an elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end; wherein the elongated member comprises a tubular section having a plurality of slots extending into a wall of the tubular section, the plurality of slots comprising a first slot; and wherein the elongated member further comprises fillers respectively located in the slots, the filers comprising a first filler, wherein the first filler comprises a spongy material located in the first slot.