Expandable mouth catheter
US11529495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/0625
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter system that is actuatable to a deployed state and includes a catheter body and a dilator positioned at least partially within the lumen of the catheter. A distal end of the dilator can be releasably connected to a distal tip of the catheter body. The dilator can be retractable to expand and invert the distal tip and form a funnel shape in the deployed state.
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