US5558652A
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Introducer with radiopaque marked tip and method of manufacture therefor
Assignee: B Braun Medical Inc
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Filing: 1994-10-06
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Granted: 1996-09-24
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Expires: 2014-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A medical vascular introducer of the type having an elongated hollow shaft, a distal portion of which is insertable into the body of a patient, wherein the improvement comprises a pair of radiopaque markers disposed at two longitudinally distinct positions on the exterior of the shaft, the markers being separated a predetermined longitudinal distance. Also disclosed is a marker design which is circumferentially discontinuous and consists of at least one marker segment and at least one void area.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce D. Henke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0108; A61M2025/0098
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A medical vascular introducer of the type having an elongated hollow shaft with proximal and distal portions, said distal portion being insertable into the body of a patient, wherein the improvement comprises at least one marker disposed on the exterior of said shaft, said at least one marker being constructed of a circumferentially discontinuous band of radiopaque material comprising at least two marker segments, said marker segments being circumferentially separated from each other by void areas of said shaft, whereby said void areas permit expansion and contraction of said radiopaque material with respect to said shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A medical vascular introducer of the type having an elongated hollow shaft with proximal and distal portions, said distal portion being insertable into the body of a patient, wherein the improvement comprises at least one marker disposed on the exterior of said shaft, said at least one marker being constructed of a circumferentially discontinuous band of radiopaque material comprising at least two marker segments, said marker segments being circumferentially separated from each other by void areas of said shaft, whereby said void areas permit expansion and contraction of said radiopaque material with respect to said shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A medical vascular introducer of the type having an elongated hollow shaft with proximal and distal portions, and a distal tip, the distal portion being insertable into the body of a patient, wherein the improvement comprises a pair of markers disposed at two longitudinally distinct positions on the exterior of the shaft, said markers being separated a predetermined longitudinal distance, said markers being constructed of circumferentially discontinuous bands of a radiopaque metallic substance consisting of three marker segments and three void areas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A medical vascular introducer of the type having an elongated hollow shaft with proximal and distal portions, and a distal tip, the distal portion being insertable into the body of a patient, wherein the improvement comprises a pair of markers disposed at two longitudinally distinct positions on the exterior of the shaft, said markers being separated a predetermined longitudinal distance, said markers being constructed of circumferentially discontinuous bands of a radiopaque metallic substance consisting of three marker segments and three void areas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The introducer of claim 2, wherein a first marker is disposed at the distal tip of the shaft and wherein a second marker is disposed proximally with respect to said first marker.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The introducer of claim 2, wherein said predetermined longitudinal distance is 0.787±0.020 inches.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The introducer of claim 2, wherein the shaft is constructed of FEP, and wherein said metallic substance is selected from the group of substances consisting of titanium, stainless steel, copper, gold, silver and platinum, said metallic substance being deposited by a coating process.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The introducer of claim 2, wherein the shaft is constructed of HDPE, and wherein said markers are constructed of gold deposited by a coating process.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The introducer of claim 2, wherein said marker bands have a width of 0.05-0.08 inches.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
The introducer of claim 2, wherein the medical vascular introducer is a hemostasis introducer comprising the shaft, the shaft having a lumen, a housing disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, a valve disposed in the housing, transaxially with respect to the lumen of the shaft, and means to relieve strain between the shaft and the housing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
A medical vascular introducer of the type having an elongated hollow shaft with proximal and distal portions, and a distal tip, the distal portion being insertable into the body of a patient, wherein the improvement comprises at least one marker disposed on the exterior of the shaft, said marker being constructed of a circumferentially discontinuous band of radiopaque material consisting of three marker segments and three void areas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
68 words
A medical vascular introducer of the type having an elongated hollow shaft with proximal and distal portions, and a distal tip, the distal portion being insertable into the body of a patient, wherein the improvement comprises at least one marker disposed on the exterior of the shaft, said marker being constructed of a circumferentially discontinuous band of radiopaque material consisting of three marker segments and three void areas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The introducer of claim 9, wherein there are a pair of markers disposed at two longitudinally distinct positions on the shaft, said markers being separated a predetermined longitudinal distance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The introducer of claim 10, wherein a first marker is disposed at the distal tip of the shaft and wherein a second marker is disposed proximally with respect to said first marker.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The introducer of claim 10, wherein said predetermined longitudinal distance is 0.787±0.020 inches.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The introducer of claim 9, wherein the shaft is constructed of FEP, and wherein said radiopaque is a metallic substance selected from the group of substances consisting of titanium, stainless steel, copper, gold, silver, and platinum, said metallic substance being deposited by a coating process.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The introducer of claim 9, wherein the shaft is constructed of HDPE, and wherein said marker is constructed of gold deposited by a coating process.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The introducer of claim 9, wherein said at least one marker segment has a width of 0.05-0.08 inches.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
58 words
The introducer of claim 9, wherein the medical vascular introducer is a hemostasis introducer comprising the shaft, the shaft having a lumen, a housing disposed at a proximal end of the shaft, a valve disposed in the housing, transaxially with respect to the lumen of the shaft, and means to relieve strain between the shaft and the housing.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of making a medical introducer comprising the steps of: (a) providing an elongated, hollow tube constructed of a flexible polymeric material; and (b) depositing a radiopaque substance at at least one predetermined location on an exterior surface of said tube via sputter coating to form a circumferentially oriented fluoroscopic marker band consisting of three marker segments separated by three void areas.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of making a medical introducer comprising the steps of: (a) providing an elongated, hollow tube constructed of a flexible polymeric material; and (b) depositing a radiopaque substance at at least one predetermined location on an exterior surface of said tube via sputter coating to form a circumferentially oriented fluoroscopic marker band consisting of three marker segments separated by three void areas.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 17, wherein a pair of marker bands are deposited at two longitudinally distinct positions on the shaft, said marker bands being separated a predetermined longitudinal distance.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the shaft is constructed of FEP and wherein said radiopaque substance is a selected from the group consisting of titanium, stainless steel, copper, gold, silver, and platinum.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 17, wherein the shaft is constructed of HDPE and wherein said radiopaque substance is gold.
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