US4434797A
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Catheter
Assignee: Tesi AB
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Filing: 1982-11-22
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Granted: 1984-03-06
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Expires: 2002-11-22
Abstract
Abstract A catheter intended to be inserted in a body duct, vessel or cavity in order to maintain the passage of liquid, gas or solid substances. The catheter (1) is made of plastic. The catheter (1) is characterized in that it is provided with an outer casing (2-5), which entirely or partially covers the cathether (1) and consists of a hydrophilic plastic substance capable of absorbing liquid and thereby to increase its volume, i.e. to swell, so that the catheter (1) maintains its position after its insertion into a body duct, vessel or cavity.
Inventors
- 👤 Torsten Silander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 16:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/94; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/007; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61M25/04; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0076
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A catheter, intended to be inserted into a body duct to maintain the passageway therethrough, comprising: a tubular shell of a plastic material which is provided with retaining means in the form of multiple noncontiguous beads on the outer surface of said shell; said beads being constrained to encircle and at least partially cover said shell and being characterized by consisting of a dehydrated hydrophilic plastic substance which swells upon absorbing body fluids such that said beads are of a substantially greater diameter when in the swollen state and thereby function to enlarge adjacent portions of said body duct after becoming swollen therein and act thereby to retain said shell within said duct.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A catheter, intended to be inserted into a body duct to maintain the passageway therethrough, comprising: a tubular shell of a plastic material which is provided with retaining means in the form of multiple noncontiguous beads on the outer surface of said shell; said beads being constrained to encircle and at least partially cover said shell and being characterized by consisting of a dehydrated hydrophilic plastic substance which swells upon absorbing body fluids such that said beads are of a substantially greater diameter when in the swollen state and thereby function to enlarge adjacent portions of said body duct after becoming swollen therein and act thereby to retain said shell within said duct.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A catheter as defined in claim 1, characterized in that: the material of which at least the shell is manufactured is a plastic material sufficiently radiopaque to enable monitoring by x-rays.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A catheter as defined in claim 1, characterized in that: said outer casing at least adjacent the ends of said catheter is provided with concentrically located annular beads of said hydrophilic plastic substance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A catheter as defined in claim 3, characterized in that: the material of which at least the shell is manufactured is a plastic material sufficiently radiopaque to enable monitoring by x-rays.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A catheter as defined in claim 3, characterized in that: along the length of said catheter, a plurality of said beads are provided.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A catheter as defined in claim 1, characterized in that: a plurality of V-shaped annular beads of said hydrophilic plastic substance are located on the catheter shell surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A catheter as defined in claim 1, characterized in that: said hydrophilic plastic substance is attached to the catheter shell in the form of an annular network on at least parts of the catheter shell.
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