Tubular structures with variable support

    公开(公告)号:US12076503B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US16323776

    申请日:2017-07-26

    摘要: A lumenal element configured to transit a body lumen comprising a lumenal member (102) and an outer member (200) disposed over at least part of the lumenal member with a structural support (350), e.g. a mesh or stent, having a facing surface facing a surface of the lumenal member and wherein the facing surface includes at least one non-smooth surface portion, discontinuity, or non-uniformity, wherein the structural support is between the lumenal member and the outer member wherein the outer member is at least partly sealed to adjacent surfaces of the lumenal member sufficient to withstand fluid pressure within a space about the structural support, wherein the lumenal member has a first flexibility in the area of the structural support, and increasing the flexibility of the area of the structural support by moving at least a part of the outer member out of contact with the structural support. The flexibility of a lumenal element can be changed. Also disclosed a method of assembly of the lumenal element.

    POLYMER COATED WIRES FOR REINFORCED CATHETER SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240139470A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18408308

    申请日:2024-01-09

    IPC分类号: A61M25/00

    摘要: The disclosure describes a reinforced catheter system, such as a wire, that includes an inner layer having an inner lumen configured to allow an object to slideably move within the inner lumen. The catheter system may include a reinforcement structure, having an outer coating, such as a polymer. The reinforcement structure may be coupled over the inner layer to thereby at least partially encapsulate the inner layer. The catheter system may include an outer surface coupled over the reinforcement structure and the inner layer to thereby encapsulate both the inner layer and the reinforcement structure. The outer coating of the reinforcement structure may be re-flowed to thereby bond the inner layer to the outer surface to thereby create a reinforced homogeneous structure.

    Over-the-Needle Catheter Insert
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190184133A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16284038

    申请日:2019-02-25

    申请人: Avent, Inc.

    摘要: The present disclosure is directed to an over-the-needle (OTN) catheter assembly having a structural member configured therein. The OTN catheter assembly includes a catheter coaxially mounted onto a needle. In one embodiment, the structural member includes a coil insert that is embedded into an interior wall of the catheter, thereby preventing kinking of the catheter when being inserted within a patient. In another embodiment, the structural member may be a separate and removable coil insert that is inserted into the catheter after the OTN catheter assembly has been placed in a targeted site within the patient and the needle is removed. In a further embodiment, the structural member may be a separate and removable solid insert having a blunt distal end that is inserted into the catheter after the OTN catheter assembly has been placed in a targeted site within the patient and the needle is removed. Thus, the structural member is capable of advancing the catheter to one or more targeted sites within the patient, if desired, without causing further discomfort to the patient.