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Braided peelable sheath

US8728055B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

5References

12Claims

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Assignee

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard E. Stehr · Stillwater, US
Xiaoping Guo · Eden Prairie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2006
Grant date	May 20, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0188
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is a splitable/peelable reinforced flexible tubular body (10) for a catheter or sheath (12). The body (10) comprises a proximal end (14), a distal end (16), a wall structure (18), and a lumen (20) defined by the wall structure (18). The wall structure (18) extends between the ends and includes a reinforcement layer (22) within the wall structure (18) and a separation line (26) extending longitudinally along the wall structure (18). The separation line (26) is adapted to facilitate the splitting/peeling of the wall structure (18) to allow a medical device such as a pacemaker lead to be removed from within the tubular body (10).

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