Catheter having durable and flexible segments
CA 2003644 A1 · Owner: Medical Engineering & Development Institute Inc. · Inventors: Fearnot, Neal E.; Hawkins, Melvin K.; Sisken, Richard B.
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An epidural catheter is disclosed having a durable and a flexible segment joined together. The flexible segment is inserted into a patient with the use of a well-known needle which is removed by passing the needle over the outside of the catheter. The flexible segment is atraumatic to the surrounding tissue. The flexible segment includes a plastic tube surrounded by a wire coil for pushing the tube into a passageway of the tissue. The distal end of the plastic tube and wire coil are joined to prevent unwinding of the coil when extracted. The tightly coupled wire coil also permits the flexible portion to be easily inserted into the passageway of the tissue. The durable segment joined to the …
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- Filed November 22, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 22, 2009.
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