Sleeve for a catheter
AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorsKarsten Koop, Stephan Rothstock, André Hein, Paul Goebel, Imanol Flores, Andreas Hof
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Abstract
A sleeve for a catheter includes a plurality of webs that extend in a longitudinal direction and are connected to one another by an undulating web in a circumferential direction to form a main web. A through gap is in least one web of the plurality of webs, and the at least one web extends in the longitudinal direction away from the gap on each side of the gap. A bridge web is connected to the at least one web only distally and proximally to the at least one web on each side of the gap. The bridge web is free to flare in the circumferential direction.
Claims15
A sleeve for a catheter comprising:
- a plurality of webs that extend in a longitudinal direction and are connected to one another by an undulating web in a circumferential direction to form a main web;
- a through gap in least one web of the plurality of webs, the at least one web extending in the longitudinal direction away from the gap on each side of the gap;
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- a bridge web connected to the at least one web only distally and proximally to the at least one web on each side of the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.