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US 9,539,411 B2Granted
Deconstructable endoluminal devices and related systems and methods
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsEdward H. Cully, Jeffrey B. Duncan, Brian C. Martonik
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Abstract
An endoluminal device comprises a tubular member and a reinforcement member that is separable from, or together with, a wall of the tubular member, and removable in-situ.
Claims16
An introducer sheath for endoluminally delivering surgical implements to a treatment site, said introducer sheath comprising:
- a tubular member having generally opposite first and second ends, the tubular member defining a longitudinally extending central lumen, the tubular member having a wall and an elongated reinforcement member that extends between the first end and the second end along a profile of the wall in a longitudinally indirect path between the first end and the second end for reinforcing the wall,
- wherein the reinforcement member is separable from the wall and removable in-situ through the longitudinally extending central lumen via one of the first and second ends of the tubular member via application of an axial force to an end of the reinforcement member to partially straighten the reinforcement member, and
- wherein the wall remains intact upon separation of the reinforcement member therefrom.
An introducer sheath, said introducer sheath comprising:
- a tubular member comprising a wall defining a longitudinally extending central lumen, and
- a reinforcement member disposed between a plurality of layers of the wall,
- wherein the reinforcement member comprises a continuous elongate element that provide 360 degree radial support along substantially the entire length of the tubular member, and
- wherein application of an axial force to an end of the reinforcement member causes the reinforcement member to be torn through one or more layers of the plurality of layers of the wall to facilitate removal of the reinforcement member through the longitudinally extending central lumen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.