Toolkit for implanting an intracorporeal lead such as for cardiac pacing or sensing
First Claim
1. A toolkit for setting in place an intracorporal lead, comprising:
- a guide-catheter, having a sheath including a distal end, a proximal end, and an internal lumen opened at the distal and proximal ends, and a generatrix, said sheath being able to be opened along the generatrix so as to allow removal of the guide-catheter after use thereof;
a hemostatic valve able to selectively fill the internal lumen of the guide-catheter at the input end, said valve comprising an element mobile longitudinally slidable along the guide-catheter between an opened position where the proximal end of the guide-catheter freely emerges out of the valve to provide an access to the internal lumen of the guide-catheter, and a closed position where said proximal end of the guide-catheter is filled in a tight manner, said valve being frangible into at least two parts dissociable from each other along a median axial plane, wherein;
the sheath comprises a rigidified reinforced sheath, adapted for being cut along said generatrix by means of a cutting tool comprising a blade;
the guide-catheter presents a constant diameter in its region receiving the valve;
the frangible valve is mounted at the proximal end of the guide-catheter, and is fitted between said at least two parts of the frangible valve; and
the dissociation of said at least two parts of the frangible valve provide free access to the guide-catheter.
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Abstract
A toolkit for implanting an intracorporal lead, preferably a cardiac sensing/pacing lead. This toolkit includes a guide-catheter (10), having a sheath (12) with an internal lumen (42) opened at its distal and proximal ends, and cuttable along a generatrix in order to allow extracting of the guide-catheter after use. A hemostatic valve (14) is mounted at the proximal end (40) of the guide-catheter, for selectively filling, or not, the internal lumen of the guide-catheter at its input end. The valve is frangible in at least two parts, each dissociable from the guide-catheter at both sides around a median axial plane. The valve comprising a mobile element sliding on the guide-catheter between two extreme positions, with an opened position where the proximal end (40) of the guide-catheter (10) freely emerges out of the valve so as to allow access to said internal lumen, and a closed position where this proximal end of the guide-catheter is filled in a tight manner.
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11 Claims
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1. A toolkit for setting in place an intracorporal lead, comprising:
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a guide-catheter, having a sheath including a distal end, a proximal end, and an internal lumen opened at the distal and proximal ends, and a generatrix, said sheath being able to be opened along the generatrix so as to allow removal of the guide-catheter after use thereof; a hemostatic valve able to selectively fill the internal lumen of the guide-catheter at the input end, said valve comprising an element mobile longitudinally slidable along the guide-catheter between an opened position where the proximal end of the guide-catheter freely emerges out of the valve to provide an access to the internal lumen of the guide-catheter, and a closed position where said proximal end of the guide-catheter is filled in a tight manner, said valve being frangible into at least two parts dissociable from each other along a median axial plane, wherein; the sheath comprises a rigidified reinforced sheath, adapted for being cut along said generatrix by means of a cutting tool comprising a blade; the guide-catheter presents a constant diameter in its region receiving the valve; the frangible valve is mounted at the proximal end of the guide-catheter, and is fitted between said at least two parts of the frangible valve; and the dissociation of said at least two parts of the frangible valve provide free access to the guide-catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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