US4781690A
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Guiding tube for medical instruments
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-13
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2007-03-13
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a guiding tube for introducing rod-like medical instruments such as a catheter, which can be easily split and removed from, for example, a catheter, after the catheter inserted through the guiding tube has been attached to a blood vessel. The guiding tube comprises a main body provided with a longitudinal slit and formed of a mixture of first and second materials and a stripe detachably embedded liquid-tight in the slit of the main body and formed of a third material which exhibits a good bonding to the second material, but a poor bonding to the first material.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshinobu Ishida
- 👤 Yousuke Moriuchi
- 👤 Tadashi Kousai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/04; A61L31/041; A61L31/06; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0009; A61M25/0012; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M25/0668; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/16; C08L23/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments into a living body, comprising: a main body provided with a longitudinal slit and formed of a mixture of first and second materials; and a stripe embedded liquid-tight in the slit of the main body and formed of a third material; said first material being substantially incapable of bonding to the third material, and said second material exhibiting a high bonding to the third material such that the stripe can be readily detached from the slit by application of a predetermined force to allow the guiding tube to be removed from the medical instrument after introduction of the medical instrument through the guiding tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments into a living body, comprising: a main body provided with a longitudinal slit and formed of a mixture of first and second materials; and a stripe embedded liquid-tight in the slit of the main body and formed of a third material; said first material being substantially incapable of bonding to the third material, and said second material exhibiting a high bonding to the third material such that the stripe can be readily detached from the slit by application of a predetermined force to allow the guiding tube to be removed from the medical instrument after introduction of the medical instrument through the guiding tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the first material is a polyolefin resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the second material is a polyolefin resin modified to exhibit a high bonding strength to the third material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the third material is selected from the group consisting of polyamide resin and polyester resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the second material is a polyolefin resin modified with maleic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the first material is a polyamide resin, the second material is a modified polyolefin resin, and the third material is a polyester resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the second material is a polymer prepared by modifying the polymer used as the first material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the first material is a polyolefin resin, the second material is a modified polyolefin resin, and the third material is polyamide resin or polyester resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 7, wherein the second material is a polyolefin resin modified with maleic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 4, wherein the third material is selected from the group consisting of 6-nylon, 6,6-nylon, 11-nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate and a polymer blend containing at least one of these polymers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments according to claim 1, wherein the second material is capable of forming a polymer blend with the first material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
159 words
A medical instrument-guiding assembly, comprising: (i) a tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments into a living body, comprising: a main body provided with a longitudinal slit and formed of a mixture of first and second materials; and a stripe embedded liquid-tight in the slit of the main body and formed of a third material; said first material being substantially incapable of bonding to the third material, and said second material exhibiting a high bonding to the third material such that the stripe can be readily detached from the slit by application of a predetermined force to allow the guiding tube to be removed from the medical instrument after introduction of the medical instrument through the guiding tube; and (ii) an inner needle provided with a hub engaged with the proximal end of the guiding tube and detachably inserted into the guiding tube, the blade tip portion of the inner needle projecting through the distal end of the guiding tube.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
159 words
A medical instrument-guiding assembly, comprising: (i) a tube for guiding rod-like medical instruments into a living body, comprising: a main body provided with a longitudinal slit and formed of a mixture of first and second materials; and a stripe embedded liquid-tight in the slit of the main body and formed of a third material; said first material being substantially incapable of bonding to the third material, and said second material exhibiting a high bonding to the third material such that the stripe can be readily detached from the slit by application of a predetermined force to allow the guiding tube to be removed from the medical instrument after introduction of the medical instrument through the guiding tube; and (ii) an inner needle provided with a hub engaged with the proximal end of the guiding tube and detachably inserted into the guiding tube, the blade tip portion of the inner needle projecting through the distal end of the guiding tube.
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