Insertion catheter for vascular prostheses
First Claim
1. Insertion catheter carrying a vascular prosthesis without a supporting structure for insertion of said vascular prosthesis into a vessel, with an elongate, substantially tubular catheter cover having a proximal end and a distal end, an outlet for said vascular prosthesis being provided at said distal end, said outlet having a cross-sectional shape differing from a circular shape, and the cross-sectional area defined by said outlet being smaller than the cross-sectional area of said vascular prosthesis inserted in said vessel in the opened, unexpanded state, wherein a device for folding said vascular prosthesis extends inside said catheter cover in a section thereof adjoining said outlet, so that said vascular prosthesis on passing through said outlet assumes a cross-sectional shape required therefor.
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Abstract
With an insertion catheter for inserting a vascular prosthesis into a vessel, with an elongate, substantially tubular catheter cover having a proximal and a distal end, with an outlet for the vascular prosthesis provided at the distal end, in order to make insertion of the vascular prosthesis into the vessel particularly safe and simple, in particular, to provide the vascular prosthesis with protection against twisting, it is proposed that the outlet have a cross-sectional shape differing from a circular shape, and that the cross-sectional area defined by the outlet area be smaller than the cross-sectional area of the vascular prosthesis inserted in the vessel in the opened, unexpanded state.
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- 1. Insertion catheter carrying a vascular prosthesis without a supporting structure for insertion of said vascular prosthesis into a vessel, with an elongate, substantially tubular catheter cover having a proximal end and a distal end, an outlet for said vascular prosthesis being provided at said distal end, said outlet having a cross-sectional shape differing from a circular shape, and the cross-sectional area defined by said outlet being smaller than the cross-sectional area of said vascular prosthesis inserted in said vessel in the opened, unexpanded state, wherein a device for folding said vascular prosthesis extends inside said catheter cover in a section thereof adjoining said outlet, so that said vascular prosthesis on passing through said outlet assumes a cross-sectional shape required therefor.
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