SHEATH WITH INTERMEDIATE SECTION HAVING GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE

Title:

SHEATH WITH INTERMEDIATE SECTION HAVING GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2000076404

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A medical device includes a handle, a sheath, and an object-engaging unit. The distal end portion of the sheath is strong enough to resist being deformed by the object-engaging unit, yet another portion of the sheath is flexible enough to bend sufficiently.

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Inventors:

QUE LIKE
BOURNE GEORGE
CURTIS JULI

Application Number:

PCT/US2000/015864

Publication Date:

February 22, 2001

Filing Date:

June 08, 2000

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Assignee:

SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC (US)

International Classes:

A61B1/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/22; A61B17/221; A61B17/32; A61B17/00; A61M25/00; (IPC1-7): A61B17/22; A61M25/00

Foreign References:

EP0702936A2	1996-03-27
US3964468A	1976-06-22
DE3641935A1	1987-06-19
US5254107A	1993-10-19
US5807354A	1998-09-15
US5897537A	1999-04-27
US5759173A	1998-06-02

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