US7097652B2 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Variable wall thickness for delivery sheath housing

Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc

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Filing: 2003-12-31

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Granted: 2006-08-29

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Expires: 2023-12-31

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Abstract

Abstract A delivery sheath for an intravascular emboli capturing filter including an elongate tube having a distal region having a reduced thickness distal wall region. The delivery sheath, according to the present invention, can have a thinner, softer, distal most portion for superior and more benign interaction with vessel interior walls. The present invention includes an intravascular emboli filter system including an elongate shaft having a distal region, an expandable emboli filter operably coupled to the elongate shaft distal region, and an elongate sheath having a lumen therethrough disposed over the elongate shaft. The elongate sheath can have a distally decreasing outside diameter taper or reduced wall thickness region having improved atraumatic characteristics.

Inventors

👤 Wayne A. Becker
👤 Frank A. Musbach

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:01

CPC Classifications

A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/008; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/01; A61F2/013; A61M25/0082; A61F2002/018; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; A61M25/0009; A61M25/001; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0074

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15

Claim 1

Independent Claim 148 words

A delivery sheath having a proximal region, an intermediate region, and a distal portion, the sheath comprising: an embolic protection filter having expanded and contracted states; the proximal region having a proximal end and a distal end; the intermediate region extending distally from the proximal region, the intermediate region increasing in outer dimension from a proximal end of the intermediate region to a distal end thereof; the distal portion comprising a single wall and extending distally from the intermediate region, the distal portion including a proximal end having an outer dimension that is greater than the outer dimension of the distal end of the intermediate region; the distal portion tapering distally in wall thickness along at least a portion of its length; and the distal portion defining a lumen, the lumen shaped and configured to allow the filter, in its contracted state, to be placed within the lumen.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 148 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 20 words

The delivery sheath of claim 1 , wherein the proximal region of the delivery sheath has a constant outer dimension.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 25 words

The delivery sheath of claim 1 , wherein the distally tapering wall thickness is formed by distally decreasing the outside dimension of the delivery sheath.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 173 words

A delivery sheath having a proximal region, an intermediate region, and a distal portion, the sheath comprising: an embolic protection filter having expanded and contracted states; the proximal region having a proximal end and a distal end; the intermediate region extending distally from the proximal region, the intermediate region increasing in outer dimension from a proximal end of the intermediate region to a distal end thereof; the distal portion comprising a single wall and extending distally from the intermediate region and including a distally tapering distal region having a distally decreasing wall thickness, the distal portion including a proximal end having an outer dimension that is greater than the outer dimension of the distal end of the intermediate region, the distal portion further having a distal region tapering to an outer dimension that is less than the outer dimension of the proximal end of the distal portion; and the distal portion defining a lumen, the lumen shaped and configured to allow the filter, in its contracted state, to be placed within the lumen.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 173 words

A delivery sheath having a proximal region, an intermediate region, and a distal portion, the sheath comprising: an embolic protection filter having expanded and contracted states; the proximal region having a proximal end and a distal end; the intermediate region extending distally from the proximal region, the intermediate region increasing in outer dimension from a proximal end of the intermediate region to a distal end thereof; the distal portion comprising a single wall and extending distally from the intermediate region and including a distally tapering distal region having a distally decreasing wall thickness, the distal portion including a proximal end having an outer dimension that is greater than the outer dimension of the distal end of the intermediate region, the distal portion further having a distal region tapering to an outer dimension that is less than the outer dimension of the proximal end of the distal portion; and the distal portion defining a lumen, the lumen shaped and configured to allow the filter, in its contracted state, to be placed within the lumen.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 20 words

The delivery sheath of claim 4 , wherein the proximal region of the delivery sheath has a constant outer dimension.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 25 words

The delivery sheath of claim 4 , wherein the distally decreasing wall thickness is formed by distally decreasing the outside dimension of the delivery sheath.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 185 words

A delivery sheath having a proximal region, an intermediate region, and a distal portion, the sheath comprising: an embolic protection filter having expanded and contracted states; the proximal region having a proximal end and a distal end; the intermediate region extending distally from the proximal region, the intermediate region increasing in outer dimension from a proximal end of the intermediate region to a distal end thereof; the distal portion comprising a single wall and extending distally from the intermediate region and including a distally tapering distal region having a distally decreasing wall thickness, the distal portion including a flared proximal end having an outer dimension that is greater than the outer dimension of the distal end of the intermediate region, the distal portion tapering to an outer dimension that is less than the outer dimension of the proximal end of the distal portion, the distally decreasing wall thickness being formed by decreasing the outside dimension of the delivery sheath; and the distal portion defining a lumen, the lumen shaped and configured to allow the filter, in its contracted state, to be placed within the lumen.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 185 words

A delivery sheath having a proximal region, an intermediate region, and a distal portion, the sheath comprising: an embolic protection filter having expanded and contracted states; the proximal region having a proximal end and a distal end; the intermediate region extending distally from the proximal region, the intermediate region increasing in outer dimension from a proximal end of the intermediate region to a distal end thereof; the distal portion comprising a single wall and extending distally from the intermediate region and including a distally tapering distal region having a distally decreasing wall thickness, the distal portion including a flared proximal end having an outer dimension that is greater than the outer dimension of the distal end of the intermediate region, the distal portion tapering to an outer dimension that is less than the outer dimension of the proximal end of the distal portion, the distally decreasing wall thickness being formed by decreasing the outside dimension of the delivery sheath; and the distal portion defining a lumen, the lumen shaped and configured to allow the filter, in its contracted state, to be placed within the lumen.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 20 words

The delivery sheath of claim 7 , wherein the proximal region of the delivery sheath has a constant outer dimension.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 162 words

A delivery sheath having a proximal shaft region, an intermediate shaft region, and a distal shaft portion, the sheath comprising: an embolic protection filter having expanded and contracted states; the proximal shaft region having a proximal end and a distal end; the intermediate shaft region extending distally from the proximal shaft region, the intermediate shaft region increasing in outer dimension from a proximal end of the intermediate shaft region to a distal end thereof; the distal shaft portion comprising a single wall and extending distally from the intermediate shaft region, the distal shaft portion including a proximal end having an outer dimension that is greater than the outer dimension of the distal end of the intermadiate shaft region, the distal shaft portion tapering distally in wall thickness along at least a portion of its length; and the distal shaft portion defining a lumen, the lumen shaped and configured to allow the filter, in its contracted state, to be placed within the lumen.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 162 words

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 21 words

The delivery sheath of claim 9 , wherein the proximal shaft region of the delivery sheath has a constant outer dimension.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 25 words

The delivery sheath of claim 9 , wherein the distally tapering wall thickness is formed by distally decreasing the outside dimension of the delivery sheath.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2009-08-28	2010-02-27	2010-08-29	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2013-08-28	2014-02-27	2014-08-29	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2017-08-28	2018-02-27	2018-08-29	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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