Unravelable catheter
AssigneeRenalsense Ltd.
InventorsMichael Adler, Mor Grinstein, Jack Yehoshua Mantinband
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Abstract
The invention is a catheter, which is formed from flexible material and has two basic configurations: An initial configuration, in which the catheter is supplied to the surgeon for insertion into the lumen of a patient, resembles a tension coil spring and a final configuration, which is an essentially linear configuration that is much longer and has a considerably smaller outer diameter than when it is in its initial configuration. The catheter is adapted to undergo a transformation from the initial configuration to the final configuration as it is pulled from its proximal end in order to withdraw it from the lumen of the patient.
Claims7
An unravelable catheter, having proximal and distal ends, which is formed from flexible material and has two basic configurations:
- an initial configuration, which has a shape resembling a tension coil spring, and a final configuration, which is essentially linear;
- said catheter adapted to undergo a transformation from said initial configuration to said final configuration as said catheter is pulled from the proximal end, wherein the unravelable catheter comprises a single, integral tube of molded polymer, said tube having a wall comprised of a first spiral and a second spiral, wherein said first spiral is parallel to the second spiral, and wherein the wall of the first spiral is thicker than the wall of the second spiral.
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