STRIPED STENT INTRODUCER

• US 20140277358A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products LLC (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: SLAZAS, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US13/801,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20140277358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 623/1.12
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/95 Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/9522 Means for mounting a stent or stent-graft onto or into a placement instrument
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/005 differing in colour

Abstract

A tubular introducer sheath is made of predominantly clear material, with a colored stripe that extends along the length of the tubular introducer sheath, and that preferably spirals along the length of the tubular introducer sheath around the longitudinal axis of the tubular introducer sheath. The colored stripe has a width that is sufficiently wide to be visible externally, and is sufficiently narrow that the clear area allows visual inspection through the tubular introducer sheath. The distal end portion of the tubular introducer sheath may also be tapered.

Claims

1. A tubular introducer sheath for introducing an endovascular medical device into a catheter, the tubular introducer sheath comprising:

a hollow, elongated tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, a length extending between the proximal and distal ends, an outer side wall, a longitudinal axis, and a longitudinal interior channel configured to removably contain an endovascular medical device therewithin, said outer side wall having a predominantly substantially clear portion; and

a colored stripe embedded in the substantially clear portion of said outer side wall of the hollow, elongated tubular member along the length of the hollow, elongated tubular member.

2. The tubular introducer sheath of claim 1, wherein said colored stripe spirals around the hollow, elongated tubular member and along the longitudinal axis of the hollow, elongated tubular member.

3. The tubular introducer sheath of claim 1, wherein said colored stripe has a width that is sufficiently narrow that the clear area allows visual inspection through the tubular introducer sheath.

4. The tubular introducer sheath of claim 1, wherein a distal end portion of the hollow, elongated tubular member is tapered.

5. A system for introducing an endovascular medical device into a catheter, comprising:

a hollow, elongated tubular introducer sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, a length extending between the proximal and distal ends, an outer side wall, a longitudinal axis, and a longitudinal interior channel, said outer side wall having a predominantly substantially clear portion;

a colored stripe embedded in the substantially clear portion of said outer side wall of the hollow, elongated tubular introducer sheath along the length of the hollow, elongated tubular introducer sheath; and

an endovascular medical device removably disposed within said hollow, elongated tubular introducer sheath.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said colored stripe spirals around the hollow, elongated tubular member and along the longitudinal axis of the hollow, elongated tubular introducer sheath.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said colored stripe has a width that is sufficiently narrow that the clear area allows visual inspection through the hollow, elongated tubular introducer sheath.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein a distal end portion of the hollow, elongated tubular introducer sheath is tapered.