# US 12,599,749 B2 · Controllable insertion sleeve > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,599,749 B2 - Document ID: US12599749B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/056,937 - Filed: 2019-05-30 - Published: 2021-07-08 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-30 - Assignees: Kardion GmbH - Applicants: Kardion GmbH - Inventors: Michael Ullmann; Hardy Baumbach; Inga Schellenberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12599749B2 ## CPC - A61M 25/0147: {with movable mechanical means, e.g. pull wires} - A61M 25/0023: {by the form of the lumen, e.g. cross-section, variable diameter} - A61M 25/0026: {Multi-lumen catheters with stationary elements (catheter assemblies comprising a catheter in combination with a guide tube, sheath or sleeve A61M2025/0681; catheters comprising telescoping coaxial elements A61M2025/0175)} - A61M 25/09: Guide wires - A61M 25/0021: {characterised by the form of the tubing (A61M25/0054 takes precedence)} - A61M 2025/0037: {characterized by lumina being arranged side-by-side} - A61M 2025/09175: {having specific characteristics at the distal tip} - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract The present application relates to an insertion sleeve (2), in which a guide wire (3) extends in order to guide the insertion sleeve (2). A cavity (23) is formed in the sleeve wall (22), which cavity extends in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the insertion sleeve (2) over the whole length of the sleeve, wherein said cavity (23) accommodates the guide wire (3). In addition to the cavity (23) at least one control wire (4) is integrated into the sleeve wall (22), which at least one control wire is designed to cause a curvature of the insertion sleeve (2). ## Claims ### Claim 1 An endovascular insertion sleeve configured to receive a guide wire for guiding the insertion sleeve, the insertion sleeve comprising: a central cavity formed in the insertion sleeve, the central cavity having a center that is coaxial with a center of the insertion sleeve, the central cavity having a circular cross-sectional profile; and a second cavity formed in a wall of the insertion sleeve, wherein the second cavity extends parallel to a longitudinal direction of the insertion sleeve over an entire length of the insertion sleeve, wherein the second cavity is configured to receive the guide wire extending in the second cavity, wherein at least one control wire is integrated within the insertion sleeve, wherein the at least one control wire is configured to control a curvature of the insertion sleeve, and wherein the second cavity is positioned radially outward from the circular cross-sectional profile of the central cavity of the insertion sleeve throughout the entire length of the insertion sleeve. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The insertion sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the second cavity is positioned entirely within the sleeve wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The insertion sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the guide wire has a soft, flexible and proximally curved tip. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The insertion sleeve according to claim 1, wherein the at least one control wire is configured to be shortened and/or lengthened to control the curvature of the insertion sleeve. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The insertion sleeve according to claim 1, wherein an effective length of the at least one control wire is continuously adjustable or adjustable in predefined steps. ### Claim 6 A device for inserting an endovascular system into a blood vessel, comprising: an insertion sleeve comprising: a central cavity formed in the insertion sleeve, the central cavity having a center that is coaxial with a center of the insertion sleeve, the central cavity having a circular cross-sectional profile; and a second cavity formed in a wall of the insertion sleeve, wherein the second cavity extends parallel to a longitudinal direction of the insertion sleeve over an entire length of the insertion sleeve, and wherein the second cavity is positioned radially outward from the circular cross-sectional profile of the central cavity of the insertion sleeve throughout the entire length of the insertion sleeve; and a guide wire configured to extend within the second cavity of the insertion sleeve, wherein at least one control wire is disposed in the insertion sleeve, and wherein the at least one control wire is configured to control a curvature of the insertion sleeve. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one control wire is connected to the insertion sleeve in a non-displaceable manner in a region of a distal end of the insertion sleeve. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one control wire extends along the insertion sleeve and ends proximally in a control device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein the control device is configured to shorten and/or lengthen a section of the at least one control wire located in the insertion sleeve. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one control wire comprises a plurality of control wires comprising lengths configured to be adjustable relative to one another in a coordinated manner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein an end section of the guide wire protrudes freely beyond a distal end of the insertion sleeve.