Back to results
US 2010/0145309 A1Published application
Retractable catheter
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsThomas Tollner, Martin Wübbeling, Jürgen Dorn
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A retractable catheter for use in an implant delivery system, the catheter including an elongate tubular sheath made of a relatively flexible material, and a pull element for transmitting a pull force to the sheath to retract it longitudinally. The pull element includes an end portion disposed in the relatively flexible material, at least the thickness of the end portion being substantially less than its length.
Claims20
A retractable catheter, comprising:
- an elongate tubular sheath made of a relatively flexible material;
- and
- a pull element for transmitting a pull force to the sheath to retract it longitudinally, the pull element including an end portion disposed in the relatively flexible material, wherein at least the thickness of the end portion is substantially less than its length.
A method of manufacturing a retractable catheter, comprising:
- providing a pull element having an end portion, the end portion having a thickness less than its length and width dimensions;
- and
- forming an elongate tubular sheath of relatively flexible material with the end portion disposed therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.