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Tip protector sleeve

US9138343B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

30References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC · DE

Inventors

Christopher A. Stout · San Bruno, US
Betsy Swann · Newark, US
Julian Cruzada · Sunnyvale, US
Chris Sepe · Campbell, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2011
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49917
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Assemblies and methods of inserting a delivery catheter assembly into a working channel are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a delivery catheter assembly is disclosed in which a tip protector sleeve is locked onto an elongated catheter sheath and slideable over a length of the elongated catheter sheath between a proximal-stop position and a distal-stop position along the elongated catheter sheath.

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