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`[TYPE OF THE DOCUMENT] Abstract
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`[ABSTRACT]
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`[Subject]
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`An object Of the present invention is to
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`provide a catheter excellent-in push—in property, capable of
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`easily and rapidly penetrating a stenotic lesion, and capable
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`of being exchanged with a balloon catheter easily and rapidly.
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`[Means for Solution]
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`A catheter 1 is a catheter for
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`penetrating a stenotic lesion occurred in a lumen in a human
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`body,
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`including: a linear wire 2, a tubular body 3 placed on
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`a distal end side of the wire 2 and allowing a guide wire to
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`be inserted through its hollow portion 31, and an operation
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`portion placed on a proximal end side of the wire 2. The
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`wire 2 preferably has a metal wire 21 and a covering layer 22
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`composed of a resin material covering an outside of the metal
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`wire 21. The tubular body 3 preferably includes a plurality
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`of markers 35 each having a visualization property arranged
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`in a longitudinal direction.
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`[Selected Drawing]
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`FIG.
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`BSC USP 8,048,
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`Certificate No. 2004-3001157
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`BSC USP 8,048,032
`Exhibit 1010
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`Page 1 of 1
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