Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
235 words
A medical intromission device comprising: an inner sleeve having a slightly conical, tapering distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion includes a shoulder having an outer diameter and said shoulder extends proximally from the distal end portion, an intermediate sleeve coaxial with the inner sleeve, wherein the intermediate sleeve has a distal end for engaging with the shoulder of the distal end portion of the inner sleeve, said distal end of the intermediate sleeve having an outer diameter greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the shoulder of the distal end portion, a flexible outer sleeve coaxial with the intermediate sleeve, said outer sleeve having a distal end with an outer diameter less than or equal to the outer diameter of the shoulder of the distal end portion of the inner sleeve and having a proximal end with a seal for occluding flow through the outer sleeve when the inner sleeve and intermediate sleeve are removed from the outer sleeve, and wherein the inner and intermediate sleeves are removable from the outer sleeve by pushing the intermediate sleeve through the outer sleeve to widen the distal end of the outer sleeve and retracting the inner sleeve to engage the shoulder of the distal end portion with the intermediate sleeve before passing through the distal end of the outer sleeve and out through the seal of the proximal end of the outer sleeve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
235 words
A medical intromission device comprising: an inner sleeve having a slightly conical, tapering distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion includes a shoulder having an outer diameter and said shoulder extends proximally from the distal end portion, an intermediate sleeve coaxial with the inner sleeve, wherein the intermediate sleeve has a distal end for engaging with the shoulder of the distal end portion of the inner sleeve, said distal end of the intermediate sleeve having an outer diameter greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the shoulder of the distal end portion, a flexible outer sleeve coaxial with the intermediate sleeve, said outer sleeve having a distal end with an outer diameter less than or equal to the outer diameter of the shoulder of the distal end portion of the inner sleeve and having a proximal end with a seal for occluding flow through the outer sleeve when the inner sleeve and intermediate sleeve are removed from the outer sleeve, and wherein the inner and intermediate sleeves are removable from the outer sleeve by pushing the intermediate sleeve through the outer sleeve to widen the distal end of the outer sleeve and retracting the inner sleeve to engage the shoulder of the distal end portion with the intermediate sleeve before passing through the distal end of the outer sleeve and out through the seal of the proximal end of the outer sleeve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A medical intromission device of claim 1, comprising a recess and inner shoulder at the distal end of the intermediate sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medical intromission device of claim 2, comprising a handle at a proximal end portion of the inner sleeve and a handle at the proximal end of the outer sleeve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medical intromission device of claim 1, comprising a handle at a proximal end portion of the inner sleeve and a handle at the proximal end of the outer sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medical intromission device of claim 1, comprising a removable spacer sleeve bearing at a proximal end of the inner sleeve and at a proximal end of the intermediate sleeve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A medical intromission device of claim 1, comprising an annular groove at the proximal end of the outer sleeve and an elastically deformable annular bead at a proximal end portion of the intermediate sleeve for engaging the annular groove.