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Catheter with a vascular support
Assignee: Schneider Europe GmbH
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Filing: 1993-07-27
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Granted: 1995-04-11
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Expires: 2013-07-27
Abstract
Abstract A catheter with a radially self-expanding cylindrical vascular support made of a permeable mesh of crossed stiff fibers is disclosed. The catheter has a tubular outer catheter shaft and an inner catheter to which the vascular support is fixed. The tubular outer catheter shaft is axially movable with respect to the inner catheter.
Inventors
- 👤 Marc Gianotti
- 👤 Paul Lehmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/95; A61F2/962; A61F2/966; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0076; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A catheter comprising: a tubular outer catheter having a proximal end and a distal end defining a first lumen with a distal opening; an inner catheter having a proximal end and a distal end defining a second guidewire receiving lumen and coaxially disposed in the first lumen of the tubular outer catheter and axially movable with respect to the tubular outer catheter; and a vascular support means formed from a radially expandable permeable mesh of braided fibers and having a proximal end and a distal end, and being fixedly connected to the inner catheter so as to form a proximal mesh cone at the proximal end of the vascular support means and a distal mesh cone, which constitutes a mirror image of the proximal mesh cone, at the distal end of the vascular support means; wherein the inner catheter has a distal tapered tip with a proximal portion adapted to close and seal the distal opening of the outer catheter when the distal opening of the outer catheter is adjacent to the proximal portion of the tip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A catheter comprising: a tubular outer catheter having a proximal end and a distal end defining a first lumen with a distal opening; an inner catheter having a proximal end and a distal end defining a second guidewire receiving lumen and coaxially disposed in the first lumen of the tubular outer catheter and axially movable with respect to the tubular outer catheter; and a vascular support means formed from a radially expandable permeable mesh of braided fibers and having a proximal end and a distal end, and being fixedly connected to the inner catheter so as to form a proximal mesh cone at the proximal end of the vascular support means and a distal mesh cone, which constitutes a mirror image of the proximal mesh cone, at the distal end of the vascular support means; wherein the inner catheter has a distal tapered tip with a proximal portion adapted to close and seal the distal opening of the outer catheter when the distal opening of the outer catheter is adjacent to the proximal portion of the tip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The catheter of claim 1 wherein the proximal end of the vascular support means is fixedly connected to the distal end of the inner catheter and the distal end of the vascular support means is fixedly connected to the proximal portion of the tip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The catheter of either claim 2 wherein the tip has a shoulder dimensioned to abut the distal end of the outer catheter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The catheter of claim 3 wherein the tip is radiologically detectable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The catheter of claim 4, wherein a radio-opaque ring is attached to the tip with the distal end of the vascular support means anchored to the radio-opaque ring.
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