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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2015
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Padraig M. O'Flynn, Ballina, IE;
Martin T. Moran, Galway, IE;
Adam J. Foley, Swords, IE;
James J. Fitzpatrick, Ballina, IE;
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes a protective tip defining an interior chamber between its proximal and distal ends. A protective lubricious sleeve is positioned within the interior chamber. A catheter of the assembly is configured to be advanced proximally into and through the interior chamber to position at least a portion of the catheter within the protective sleeve, with the protective sleeve being retained upon the catheter as at least a proximal portion of the catheter exits the proximal end of the protective tip and is advanced through a body lumen. A second sleeve may be associated with the protective tip and configured to extend distally from the protective tip to remain outside of the body lumen during use and receive a more distal portion of the catheter.