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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2023
Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc., Zhejiang, CN;
VENUS MEDTECH (HANGZHOU) INC., Hangzhou, CN;
Abstract
A sheath facilitating retraction of prosthetic implant is provided. The sheath includes a tubular body, and the distal end of the body is connected with an expandable section. The expandable section has relative converged configuration and flared configuration and includes a primary expandable area and a secondary expandable area. The primary expandable area includes a plurality of first expandable pieces arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the body. The secondary expandable area includes a plurality of second expandable pieces arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the body, and all the second expandable pieces include two alternating groups consisting of a first group formed by further extending the first expandable pieces to the distal end and a second group formed by connecting strips wound between two adjacent first expandable pieces.