CUT TUBULAR MEMBERS FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME

The present invention relates a medical device, comprising a core member having a proximal region and a distal region, a tubular member disposed over the distal region of the core member, wherein the tubular member has a length and a plurality of slots defined through a side wall of the tubular member, the plurality of slots including a plurality of opposed pairs of slots, each opposed pair of slots comprising a first slot at an axial position on the tubular member and a second slot at the same axial position on the tubular member, a plurality of pairs of beams, each pair of beams including a first beam disposed between a first end of the first slot and a first end of the second slot, and a second beam disposed between a second end of the first slot and a second end of the second slot, wherein at least some of the pairs of beams are offset from a centerline of the tubular member by a distance, and wherein the distance varies as a function of the angular position from which a cut defining one of the plurality of slots originates from.