A high torque, thin walled guiding catheter has resilient reinforcement material (8, 23, 29, 70, 73) integrally spiraled or braided into monolithic walls (21) of flexible material. A solid lubricant, also referred to as dry lubricant, comprised of either special fluorine containing materials or polymeric...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5334169?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5334169 - Reinforced catheter with thin monolithic walls