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Expandable sheath tubing

  • US 20050080430A1
  • Filed: 08/19/2004
  • Published: 04/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A catheter sheath for retrieving an object in a body, comprising:

  • an expandable distal end, the expandable distal end being a tube of one or more layers that includes at least one slit that extends throughout at least one layer of the tube, wherein a portion of one of the at least one slit being is not generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube;

    a proximal end including a port for the passage of objects into the catheter sheath; and

    a tubular percutaneous delivery component located between the proximal and distal ends that creates an uninterrupted conduit between the expandable distal end and the proximal end.

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