Medical elongated body and medical instrument set

US12414796B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12414796-B2
Application numberUS-202418636793-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 16, 2024
Priority dateMar 31, 2017
Publication dateSep 16, 2025
Grant dateSep 16, 2025

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Abstract

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A medical elongated body including a shaft portion comprising a linear body and a proximal portion; a distal member disposed in a distal side of the shaft portion and having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal member having a first region having an inner layer and an outer layer which are made of a resin material, and a second region having the inner layer and the outer layer, and a tubular member made of a metallic material and disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer in the second region, the proximal end opening portion comprising an inclined region having a proximally-decreasing dimension; and a reinforcement layer comprising a metallic material arranged between the inner layer and the outer layer from the first region to the second region of the distal member.

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A medical elongated body comprising: a shaft portion comprising a linear body and a proximal portion; a distal member disposed in a distal side of the shaft portion and having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal member having a distal end opening portion adjacent to the distal end of the distal member and a proximal end opening portion adjacent to the proximal end of the distal member, the distal member including a lumen extending from the distal end opening portion to the proximal end opening portion, the distal member having a first region having an inner layer and an outer layer which are made of a resin material, and a second region having the inner layer and the outer layer, and a tubular member made of a metallic material and disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer in the second region, the proximal end opening portion being disposed at a proximal end of the lumen, the proximal end opening portion comprising an inclined region having a proximally-decreasing dimension, and the proximal end opening portion of the distal member being located distal of the proximal portion of the shaft portion; and a reinforcement layer comprising a metallic material arranged between the inner layer and the outer layer from the first region to the second region of the distal member. 2. The medical elongated body according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular member includes a slit portion, and wherein the outer layer of the second region is welded to the inner layer via the slit portion. 3. The medical elongated body according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular member has an opening portion in a side wall and wherein the outer layer of the second region is welded to the inner layer via the opening portion. 4. The medical elongated body according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the first region is smaller than an outer diameter of the second region. 5. The medical elongated body according to claim 1 , wherein the outer layer of the distal member has an inclined portion having an outer diameter decreasing from a distal end of the second region toward a distal side of the distal member. 6. The medical elongated body according to claim 5 , wherein in an axially orthogonal cross section of the distal member, a wall thickness of the outer layer in the first region closer to the distal side than the inclined portion is the same as a wall thickness of the outer layer in the second region. 7. The medical elongated body according to claim 2 , wherein the slit portion is helically formed in the tubular member, and a pitch of the slit portion decreases from a proximal end toward a distal end of the tubular member. 8. The medical elongated body according to claim 2 , wherein the tubular member includes a slit portion, the opening portion in a region being closer to a proximal side than a region where the slit portion is formed. 9. The medical elongated body according to claim 1 , wherein the distal member has a third region, the third region being closer to a proximal side of the distal member than the second region. 10. The medical elongated body according to claim 9 , wherein the third region has an outer diameter increasing from a distal side toward a proximal side of the inclined region of the proximal end opening portion. 11. The medical elongated body according to claim 9 , wherein a material of the third region is more flexible than a material of the tubular member. 12. The medical elongated body according to claim 1 , wherein a distal side of the shaft portion comprises a semicircular arc shape in an axially orthogonal cross section. 13. A medical elongated body comprising: a shaft portion comprising a linear body and a proximal portion; a distal member disposed in a distal side of the shaft portion and having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal member having a distal end opening portion adjacent to the distal end of the distal member and a proximal end opening portion adjacent to the proximal end of the distal member, the distal member including a lumen extending from the distal end opening portion to the proximal end opening portion, the distal member having a first region having an inner layer and an outer layer which are made of a resin material, and a second region having the inner layer and the outer layer, and a tubular member disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer in the second region, the proximal end opening portion being disposed at a proximal end of the lumen, the proximal end opening portion comprising an inclined region having a proximally-decreasing dimension, and the proximal end opening portion of the distal member being located distal of the proximal portion of the shaft portion; and a reinforcement layer comprising a metallic material arranged between the inner layer and the outer layer of the first region of the distal member. 14. The medical elongated body according to claim 13 , wherein the tubular member has an opening portion in a side wall and wherein the outer layer of the second region is welded to the inner layer via the opening portion. 15. The medical elongated body according to claim 13 , wherein an outer diameter of the first region is smaller than an outer diameter of the second region. 16. The medical elongated body according to claim 13 , wherein the outer layer of the distal member has an inclined portion having an outer diameter decreasing from a distal end of the second region toward a distal side of the distal member. 17. The medical elongated body according to claim 16 , wherein in an axially orthogonal cross section of the distal member, a wall thickness of the outer layer in the first region closer to the distal side than the inclined portion is the same as a wall thickness of the outer layer in the second region. 18. The medical elongated body according to claim 13 , wherein a distal side of the shaft portion comprises a semicircular arc shape in an axially orthogonal cross section. 19. A medical elongated body comprising: a shaft portion comprising a linear body and a proximal portion; a distal member disposed in a distal side of the shaft portion and having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal member having a distal end opening portion adjacent to the distal end of the distal member and a proximal end opening portion adjacent to the proximal end of the distal member, the distal member including a lumen extending from the distal end opening portion to the proximal end opening portion, the distal member having a first region having an inner layer and an outer layer which are made of a first region resin material, and a second region having an inner layer and an outer layer which are made of a second region resin material, and a tubular member disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer in the second region, the tubular member has an opening portion, the outer layer of the second region is welded to the inner layer via the opening portion, the proximal end opening portion being disposed at a proximal end of the lumen, the proximal end opening portion comprising an inclined region having a proximally-decreasing dimension, and the proximal end opening portion of the distal member being located distal of the proximal portion of the shaft portion; and a reinforcement layer comprising a metallic material arranged between the inner layer and the outer layer of the first region. 20. The medical elongated body according to claim 19 , wherein the distal member has a third region, the third region has an outer diameter increasin

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  • using radio-opaque or ultrasound markers · CPC title

  • Static characteristics of the catheter tip, e.g. shape, atraumatic tip, curved tip or tip structure · CPC title

  • for internal organs, e.g. heart ports · CPC title

  • Operations on blood vessels (A61B2017/22097, A61B2017/320741 take precedence) · CPC title

  • mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means · CPC title

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What does patent US12414796B2 cover?
A medical elongated body including a shaft portion comprising a linear body and a proximal portion; a distal member disposed in a distal side of the shaft portion and having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal member having a first region having an inner layer and an outer layer which are made of a resin material, and a second region having the inner layer and the outer layer, and a tub…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Terumo Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/3423. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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