Patent ID: 9539411
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An introducer sheath for endoluminally delivering surgical implements to a treatment site, said introducer sheath comprising: a tubular member having generally opposite first and second ends, the tubular member defining a longitudinally extending central lumen, the tubular member having a wall and an elongated reinforcement member that extends between the first end and the second end along a profile of the wall in a longitudinally indirect path between the first end and the second end for reinforcing the wall, wherein the reinforcement member is separable from the wall and removable in-situ through the longitudinally extending central lumen via one of the first and second ends of the tubular member via application of an axial force to an end of the reinforcement member to partially straighten the reinforcement member, and wherein the wall remains intact upon separation of the reinforcement member therefrom.