Intraluminally placeable textile catheter, drain and stent
US6929626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/048
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intraluminally placeable tubular device includes an elongate hollow tubular member having a luminal surface and an exterior surface defining a wall portion therebetween. The hollow tubular member has an open proximal end and an opposed distal end. The wall portion has sufficient self-supporting rigidity to permit the device to be advanced through a body lumen during intraluminal placement. The tubular member includes yarns interconnected in a pattern defining opposed interior and exterior textile surfaces. At least one of the textile surfaces is the body fluid-contacting luminal surface or the body lumen-contacting exterior surface. A textile infusion and/or a textile aspiration valve is also provided. A percutaneously or orificially placeable catheter with such textile valves is provided.
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