ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An elongate medical device, comprising:
- a distal end to be advanced into the body of a patient and then withdrawn from the body,an elongate shaft connecting the distal end with a proximal end that remains outside the body, the shaft extending in use through a hole in the skin of the body, anda slider, captivated on a portion of the length of the shaft, which is capable of lining the hole, as the shaft is advanced and withdrawn relative to the hole and the slider in the hole, the slider having a maximum outer diameter that is substantially the same as or less than a maximum outer diameter of the distal end.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an elongate medical device, with a distal end to be advanced into the body of a patient and then withdrawn from the bodyf and an elongate shaft connecting the distal end with a proximal end that remains outside the body, the shaft extending in use through a hole in the skin of the body characterized by a slider, captivated on a portion of the length of the shaft, which is capable of lining the said hole, as the shaft is advanced and withdrawn relative to said hole and the slider in the hole, said slider having a maximum outer diameter that is substantially the same as or less than a maximum outer diameter of the distal end.
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19 Claims
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1. An elongate medical device, comprising:
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a distal end to be advanced into the body of a patient and then withdrawn from the body, an elongate shaft connecting the distal end with a proximal end that remains outside the body, the shaft extending in use through a hole in the skin of the body, and a slider, captivated on a portion of the length of the shaft, which is capable of lining the hole, as the shaft is advanced and withdrawn relative to the hole and the slider in the hole, the slider having a maximum outer diameter that is substantially the same as or less than a maximum outer diameter of the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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