Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha

Hiroyoshi Ise

Tetsuya Fukuoka

Daisuke Nakashima

Ayumu Takagi

Kota Hamuro

Satoshi Takeshita

Disclosed herein is a strain relief having a plurality of enclosing parts arranged in an axial direction and enclosing a longitudinal axis of the strain relief. A space portion can be formed between adjacent enclosing parts so that the strain relief is freely bendable. In the strain relief, the adjacent enclosing parts are interconnected, and one or both of opposed surfaces of the adjacent enclosing parts can be provided with a projection that projects in a direction substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis.

Strain relief and catheter with strain relief

Disclosed herein is a catheter for a left coronary artery having a distal end for being introduced into an opening of the left coronary artery from an artery of an arm. The catheter can include a catheter main body including a main body portion of a substantially linear shape in a natural state thereof and a curved portion extending from the main body portion to form a portion that extends to the distal end and has a curved shape in a natural state thereof.

Catheter for left coronary artery and engaging method therefor

A catheter for a coronary artery can include a distal end for being introduced into an opening of a coronary artery from an artery of an arm. The catheter can, include a catheter main body including a main body portion having a substantially linear shape in a natural state and a curved portion forming a portion extending from the main body portion to the distal end and having a curved shape in a natural state. The curved portion can include a first curve extending in a curved state from the main body portion, an intermediate portion extending from the first curve, a second curve extending from the intermediate portion and curved in a direction same as that of the first curve, and an extreme distal end portion of a substantially linear shape extending from the second curve. A method of using the catheter is also disclosed.

Catheter for coronary artery and engaging method therefor

A catheter assembly comprises an outer catheter including an outer catheter body and an outer catheter hub at a proximal portion of the outer catheter body; and an inner catheter including an inner catheter body insertable in the outer catheter body, a tip at the distal portion of the inner catheter body which is rich in flexibility, and an inner catheter hub at the proximal portion of the inner catheter body adapted to be coupled to the outer catheter hub. The inner catheter body includes a flexible section connected the tip, a physical property transition section on the proximal side of the flexible section, a first body section on the proximal side of the physical property transition section, a second body section on the proximal side of the first body section, greater than the first body section in flexural rigidity, and having a reinforcing material layer.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Hiroyoshi Ise