Catheter assembly
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1. A catheter assembly comprising:
- a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a lumen, at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter being made of a resilient material and being resiliently extensible; and
a second catheter connected to the wall of the first catheter and disposed outward of the inner surface of the wall, the second catheter being at least partially covered by a sheath portion of the first catheter, resilient extension of said at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter causing at least a portion of the second catheter to assume one of a position covered by the sheath portion of the first catheter and a position projecting out the sheath portion of the first catheter.
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Abstract
A catheter assembly comprises a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a lumen. A second catheter is connected to the wall of the first catheter and is disposed outward of the inner surface of the wall. The second catheter is at least partially covered by a sheath portion of the first catheter.
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1. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a lumen, at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter being made of a resilient material and being resiliently extensible; and a second catheter connected to the wall of the first catheter and disposed outward of the inner surface of the wall, the second catheter being at least partially covered by a sheath portion of the first catheter, resilient extension of said at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter causing at least a portion of the second catheter to assume one of a position covered by the sheath portion of the first catheter and a position projecting out the sheath portion of the first catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a first lumen, at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter being made of a resilient material and being longitudinally resiliently extensible; and a second catheter including a second lumen, the second catheter being disposed outward of the inner surface of the wall of the first catheter, the second catheter being at least partially fixed to the wall of the first catheter, the first catheter being disposed outside of the second lumen, resilient extension of said at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter causing relative movement between said at least a portion of the wall and an adjacent portion of the second catheter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a lumen extending lengthwise of the first catheter, at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter being made of a resilient material and being resiliently extensible; and a second catheter at least partially disposed in the wall of the first catheter outward of the inner surface of the wall and extending lengthwise of the first catheter, resilient extension of said at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter causing relative movement between said at least a portion of the wall and an adjacent portion of the second catheter. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A catheter assembly comprising a catheter having a wall at least partially defining a lumen, the wall of the catheter having an inner surface and an outer surface, a first lengthwise portion of the wall being made of a resilient material and being longitudinally resiliently extensible, the first lengthwise portion of the wall having a diameter that is reduced when the first lengthwise portion of the wall is longitudinally resiliently extended, the diameter of the first lengthwise portion of the wall increasing from a reduced condition when the first lengthwise portion of the wall resiliently returns from a longitudinally extended condition, the inner and outer surfaces of the wall of the first catheter being spaced apart (a) a first distance along a length of the first lengthwise portion of the wall of the catheter and (b) a second distance along a length of a second lengthwise portion of the wall of the catheter, the first distance being larger than the second distance.
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38. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a lumen; and a second catheter disposed outward of the inner surface of the wall, at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter being made of a resilient material and being resiliently extensible, the second catheter being connected to said at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter, resilient extension of said at least a portion of the wall causing a portion of the second catheter to be pulled from a first position to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a first catheter including a first lumen; a second catheter; and a piece of material connected to the first catheter, movement of the second catheter causing the piece of material to move and pull at least a portion of the first catheter from a first position to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a lumen, at least a portion of the wall of the first catheter being made of a resilient material and being extensible; and a second catheter connected to the wall of the first catheter and disposed outward of the inner surface of the wall, the second catheter being at least partially covered by a sheath portion of the first catheter, the wall of the first catheter having an outer surface, the sheath portion of the first catheter and at least a portion of the second catheter being disposed outward of the outer surface of the wall of the first catheter, the sheath portion of the first catheter is at least partially releasably attached to the wall of the first catheter. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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