Patent ID: 11957846
Assignee: ECP ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for introducing a blood pump into a lumen of a patient's body, the system comprising:
a first sheath having a first sheath distal end and a first sheath proximal end, the first sheath forming a first sheath lumen, the first sheath distal end configured to be positioned in the lumen of the patient's body;
a second sheath having a second sheath distal end and a second sheath proximal end, the second sheath forming a second sheath lumen, the second sheath coupled at the second sheath distal end to the first sheath proximal end thereby forming a blood pump passage from the first sheath to the second sheath;
a first sheath valve coupled to the first sheath proximal end; and
a housing at least partially surrounding the second sheath, the housing comprising a cavity sized to retain at least a portion of the second sheath, the cavity having a longitudinal degree of curvature.