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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd., Seto-shi, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Nishigishi, Owariasahi, JP;
Assignee:
ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD., Seto-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22001 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter includes a protective film covering an inner periphery of a proximal end side of a tubular mesh member, the tubular mesh member being expandable and contractible in a radial direction. The tubular mesh member including a first wire that is interwoven with a second wire. The protective film being joined only to any one of either the first wire or the second wire. The catheter has improved efficiency for removing a blockage in a blood vessel, and the catheter can prevent breakage of a retrograde guide wire. Additionally, the mesh member having the protective film is able to smoothly expand and contract.