Sheath location indicator and overextension preventer
US12096915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2010/045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling advancement of a sheath or a catheter at a distal end of an endoscope. An exemplary apparatus includes a flexible sheath that receives a medical device within an internal lumen and is received within a working channel of an endoscope. The apparatus also includes a component that is at least one of external or internal to the sheath. The component causes a change in longitudinal motion friction of the sheath above a predefined threshold amount as the sheath moves relative to an exit ramp of the endoscope.
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