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Non-buckling thin-walled sheath for the percutaneous insertion of intraluminal catheters
Assignee: CATHCO Inc A Corp OF
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Filing: 1990-05-01
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Granted: 1993-01-19
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Expires: 2010-05-01
Abstract
Abstract An introducer sheath includes an extremely thin, flat wire metal coil that is surrounded only on its exterior surface with a plastic tube or coating. The flat wire coil optimizes the resistance of the sheath to buckling while minimizing the wall thickness of the sheath. The plastic covering being only on the outside of the metal coil optimizes the thinness of the introducer sheath wall while still providing a smooth outer surface for easy percutaneous insertion into an artery or other vessel of a living body. The higher density of the metal coil as compared to the plastic tubes of existing introducer sheaths, maximizes the radiopacity of the sheath for this thin-walled design. An alternative embodiment consists of two flat wire metal coils, one wound over the other, with a plastic covering the outer surface of the outer metal coil.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E. Fischell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0054; A61M25/005; A61M25/0067; A61M25/008; A61M2025/0081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A sheath for introduction of catheters into a vessel of a living body comprising: an inner core in the form of a flat wire helical metal coil having an exposed inner surface forming an inner lumen of the sheath, the flat wire helical metal coil consisting of a multiplicity of turns with adjacent turns being separated from each other so as to be non-contacting, the flat wire of said flat wire helical metal coil having a thickness between 1 and 5 mils and a width that is 5 to 50 times the metal thickness, a plastic covering surrounding the outer surface of said metal coil said plastic covering having an extension into the space between said adjacent turns of the metal coil, the inside diameter of said plastic extension being less than the outside diameter of the metal coil and being greater than or equal to the inside diameter of the metal coil; and, a plastic adapter operably joined to the proximal end of said helical coil and said plastic covering.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A sheath for introduction of catheters into a vessel of a living body comprising: an inner core in the form of a flat wire helical metal coil having an exposed inner surface forming an inner lumen of the sheath, the flat wire helical metal coil consisting of a multiplicity of turns with adjacent turns being separated from each other so as to be non-contacting, the flat wire of said flat wire helical metal coil having a thickness between 1 and 5 mils and a width that is 5 to 50 times the metal thickness, a plastic covering surrounding the outer surface of said metal coil said plastic covering having an extension into the space between said adjacent turns of the metal coil, the inside diameter of said plastic extension being less than the outside diameter of the metal coil and being greater than or equal to the inside diameter of the metal coil; and, a plastic adapter operably joined to the proximal end of said helical coil and said plastic covering.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The sheath of claim 1 further comprising a sealing means placed in said plastic adapter to prevent blood leakage when the sheath is placed into an artery of the human body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sheath of claim 1 wherein said flat coil of said metal coil is made from stainless steel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The sheath of claim 1 wherein said metal coil has a thickness of at least 0.002 inches and is at least as dense as stainless steel so as to make the sheath radiopaque.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The sheath of claim 1 wherein an inner coating of plastic is applied to said inner lumen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The sheath of claim 1 wherein said inner helical metal coil is covered by an outer helical metal coil that is in turn covered by said plastic covering.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The sheath of claim 6 wherein said metal coils have collectively a thickness of of at least 0.002 inches with the metal of the metal coils being at least as dense as stainless steel so as to make the sheath radiopaque.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sheath of claim 6 wherein said inner metal coil is coated on its interior surface with plastic.
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