Introduction device for introducing an object into a vessel of a body
AssigneeImpella CardioSystems AG
InventorsThorsten Siess, Josef Penners
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Abstract
An introduction device for introducing an object into a vessel of a body comprises a tubular channel (15) and a dilator (11) carrying the channel. To keep the diameter of the body canal as small as possible, the wall thickness of the channel (15) is max. 0.06 mm. The channel (15) is made of a hard plastic material, such as polyamide or polyester, such that the channel (15) is not deformed by compression when the device is advanced in the body and the dilator (11) is retracted. Further, a tight fit on the dilator also prevents such compressions.
Claims8
An introduction device for introducing an object into a vessel of a body, comprising:
- a tubular channel and a dilator carrying the channel, wherein the dilator comprises a conical tip portion and is adapted to be retracted from the channel, wherein the channel has a wall thickness not larger than 0.06 mm and is formed exclusively of a hard plastic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.