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Intravascular delivery device

  • US 4,906,232 A
  • Filed: 03/01/1988
  • Issued: 03/06/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An intravascular delivery device for inserting a thin, elongate probe through a catheter having an internal axial bore and into a blood vessel, the device comprising:

  • (a) seal means to prevent leakage of body fluids from the device while permitting passage of the probe through the catheter; and

    (b) a delivery assembly attached to said seal means, the delivery assembly including;

    (i) an inner sleeve having an axial bore through which the probe passes, said inner sleeve having one end attached to said seal means;

    (ii) an outer actuator sleeve having an internal axial bore sized to permit said outer sleeve to slide over said inner sleeve, said outer sleeve having one end attached to the probe so that sliding of said outer sleeve toward said seal means causes the probe to slide through said inner sleeve, through said seal means, and advance the probe through the catheter to enter into the blood vessel, and, further, so that sliding of said outer sleeve away from said seal means causes the probe to be withdrawn from the blood vessel;

    (c) a side port on said seal means in communication with the internal axial bore of the catheter to permit fluid flow into and out of the catheter; and

    (d) stop means to limit travel of the probe as said outer actuator sleeve is slid away from said seal means, said stop means comprising a first ring fixedly mounted to the probe, said first ring having an outside diameter size to permit said ring to slide within said inner sleeve, and a second ring fixedly mounted to the inside of said inner sleeve and positioned on one side of said first ring so that as said outer sleeve moves away from said fitting, said first ring slides on the inside of said inner sleeve away from said fitting to come into contact with said second ring to thereby stop the travel of said outer sleeve and the probe.

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