Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-03
2010-12-28
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C604S910000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07857790
ABSTRACT:
An infection-preventing gastrostomy catheter kit to be used in the gastrostomy, which can pass an intragastric retainer of a catheter easily and reliably through an infection-preventing sheath by an easy maneuver, and which can reduce the diameter of the infection-preventing sheath.The catheter kit comprises: a gastrostomy catheter20including a flexible, hollow PEG tube21reinforced with filaments24, an deformable intragastric retainer23positioned at the trailing end of the PEG tube21, and a tapered member22positioned at the leading end of the PEG tube21for retaining the leading end portion40aof a guide wire40inserted from a leading end hole22athereof; and an infection-preventing sheath1including a flexible, hollow tubular body2, and a socket member having a socket4positioned at the trailing end of the tubular body2for retaining the intragastric retainer23, and pins5, thereby removably sheathing the gastrostomy catheter20. The gastrostomy catheter20may be provided with a housing sheath60for deforming and housing the intragastric retainer23.
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Abe Kazuhiro
Funamura Shigeaki
Suzuki Nobuaki
Chaletsky, Esq Lawrence A.
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
Vu Quynh-Nhu H
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