US5330445A
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Sheath for wound closure caused by a medical tubular device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-07-01
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Granted: 1994-07-19
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Expires: 2013-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A tubular sheath is disclosed which is slidably disposed over a tubular medical device which tubular medical device is positioned at a body tissue access site. The sheath is deposited within a patient to assist in sealing the incision caused by the tubular medical device and inhibit internal and external bleeding. The sheath includes a generally rigid outer coating and an absorbable and expandable inner core, which when positioned, in situ, at the accessed opening of the patient's body part can function as a vascular plug.
Inventors
- 👤 John R. Haaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 01:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0233; A61B17/00; A61B17/0057; A61B2017/00004; A61B2017/00637; A61B17/12; A61B2017/12004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A hollow tubular sheath attachable to a tubular medical device, said medical device insertable into tissue of a body, means associated with medical device and sheath for depositing said sheath into said body tissue, said sheath having a generally rigid outer coating of a material defined in a class comprising gelatin, collagen, cellulose, bioabsorbable polymers and combinations thereof, and said sheath having a distal end portion softer than said coating and which deforms and adheres to said body tissue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A hollow tubular sheath attachable to a tubular medical device, said medical device insertable into tissue of a body, means associated with medical device and sheath for depositing said sheath into said body tissue, said sheath having a generally rigid outer coating of a material defined in a class comprising gelatin, collagen, cellulose, bioabsorbable polymers and combinations thereof, and said sheath having a distal end portion softer than said coating and which deforms and adheres to said body tissue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The sheath of claim 1, further including thrombin to minimize bleeding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
97 words
A hollow tubular sheath attachable to a tubular medical device, said medical device insertable into tissue of a body, means associated with medical device and sheath for depositing said sheath into said body tissue, said sheath having a generally rigid outer coating of a material defined in a class comprising gelatin, collagen, cellulose, bioabsorbable polymers and combinations thereof, said sheath having a distal end portion which deforms and adheres to said body tissue, and said sheath deformable distal end portion extending beyond said outer coating of said sheath after said sheath contacts said tissue of said body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
A hollow tubular sheath attachable to a tubular medical device, said medical device insertable into tissue of a body, means associated with medical device and sheath for depositing said sheath into said body tissue, said sheath having a generally rigid outer coating of a material defined in a class comprising gelatin, collagen, cellulose, bioabsorbable polymers and combinations thereof, said sheath having a distal end portion which deforms and adheres to said body tissue, and said sheath deformable distal end portion extending beyond said outer coating of said sheath after said sheath contacts said tissue of said body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The sheath of claim 3, wherein said sheath further includes an inner core of a material defined in a class comprising collagen, gelatin, cellulose, absorbable polymers and combinations thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A hemostatic sheath of claim 4, wherein said inner core is expandable and absorbs body fluids.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sheath of claim 4, wherein said inner core is compressed prior to its application to said tissue.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
94 words
A hollow tubular sheath attachable to a tubular medical device, said medical device insertable into tissue of a body, means associated with medical device and sheath for depositing said sheath into said body tissue, said sheath having a generally rigid outer coating of a material defined in a class comprising gelatin, collagen, cellulose, bioabsorbable polymers and combinations thereof, said sheath having a distal end portion which deforms and adheres to said body tissue, and said sheath including a slit extending longitudinally therethrough for allowing said sheath to be inserted about said tubular medical device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
94 words
A hollow tubular sheath attachable to a tubular medical device, said medical device insertable into tissue of a body, means associated with medical device and sheath for depositing said sheath into said body tissue, said sheath having a generally rigid outer coating of a material defined in a class comprising gelatin, collagen, cellulose, bioabsorbable polymers and combinations thereof, said sheath having a distal end portion which deforms and adheres to said body tissue, and said sheath including a slit extending longitudinally therethrough for allowing said sheath to be inserted about said tubular medical device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
69 words
A hollow tubular sheath in combination with a tubular medical device, said device being used for transcutaneous access to a body organ or a body duct, said tubular sheath receiving said device and having a generally rigid outer coating and an inner core, and means associated with said sheath and said device for depositing said sheath at the site where said body organ or body duct has been accessed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
A hollow tubular sheath in combination with a tubular medical device, said device being used for transcutaneous access to a body organ or a body duct, said tubular sheath receiving said device and having a generally rigid outer coating and an inner core, and means associated with said sheath and said device for depositing said sheath at the site where said body organ or body duct has been accessed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination of claim 8, wherein said sheath is generally cylindrical and has an outside diameter sufficiently sized to compress said tissue transversed by said medical device whereby bleeding is minimized.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
10 words
The combination of claim 8, wherein said sheath is bioabsorbable.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The combination of claim 8, wherein said sheath is hardened gelatin or collagen and includes thrombin as a substance thereof to further minimize bleeding.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
10 words
The combination of claim 8, wherein said sheath is non-bioabsorbable.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
72 words
A tubular sheath having a longitudinally-extending tubular opening therethrough for use with a tubular medical device accessing the tissue of a body within a human patient, said sheath adapted to be inserted in situ at said tissue where said body has been accessed to minimize bleeding, and said sheath having a cylindrical outer surface and a tubular inner core adjacent said outer surface, said outer surface initially harder than said inner core.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
72 words
A tubular sheath having a longitudinally-extending tubular opening therethrough for use with a tubular medical device accessing the tissue of a body within a human patient, said sheath adapted to be inserted in situ at said tissue where said body has been accessed to minimize bleeding, and said sheath having a cylindrical outer surface and a tubular inner core adjacent said outer surface, said outer surface initially harder than said inner core.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The sheath of claim 13, wherein said sheath is also adapted to seal or plug said body where said body has been accessed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
42 words
The sheath of claim 14, wherein said body is a blood vessel and said tubular sheath is adapted to seal the opening in said blood vessel resulting from said medical device while simultaneously preventing bleeding from subcutaneous tissue adjacent said body opening.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The sheath of claim 13, wherein said inner core is absorbent and swells upon contact with body fluid to substantially occlude said longitudinally-extending central opening whereby said body is plugged at said access site.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The sheath of claim 16, wherein said outer surface is bioabsorbable to permit swelling of said inner core radially outwardly to compress the subcutaneous tissue adjacent said body tissue to minimize bleeding from said wound.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
52 words
The sheath of claim 16, said sheath having a longitudinally-extending distal portion adjacent its distal end and a longitudinally-extending proximal portion adjacent its proximal end, said distal portion softer than said proximal portion, whereby said distal portion substantially deforms about said body tissue at the site where said body has been accessed.
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