Catheter introducer
CA 1301570 C · Owner: Okada, Yosuke · Inventors: Okada, Yosuke
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Catheter Introducer, A typical catheter introducer for use with a guide wire comprises a tubular body and a generally conical tip which acts as a dilator. The introducer (30) of the invention has a flexible snout (32) adapted to follow the path of a guide wire (18). The snout (32) minimises the chance of buckling the guide wire as the introducer is inserted.
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- Granted May 26, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 26, 2009.
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