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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Francis Denis McEvoy, Laois, IE;
Colm Connolly, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0905 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some examples, a catheter flaring device includes a housing and a pin. The housing includes an interior surface defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a catheter having an entry port and engage an exterior surface of the catheter proximate the entry port. The pin is configured to be advanced into the entry port of the catheter to increase a cross-sectional dimension of the entry port. Flaring the entry port may help reduce catching of a medical device on the entry port of the catheter during a medical procedure.