Patent ID: 8568373
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical elongate member housing tool assembly comprising: a medical elongate member having a distal portion and a main body portion, the distal portion and the main body portion having an outer surface, the main body portion being located proximally of the distal portion, the outer surface of at least a part of the distal portion of the medical elongate member being a hydrophilic coating, and the outer surface of at least a part of the main body portion being a hydrophobic coating; a distal end side tubular member and a proximal end side tubular member, the medical elongate member being positioned inside the distal end side tubular member and the proximal end side tubular member, the proximal end side tubular member being located proximally of the distal end side tubular member, the distal end side tubular member having a proximal-most end and the proximal end side tubular member having a distal-most end, the proximal-most end of the distal end side tubular member and the distal-most end of the proximal end side tubular member being spaced apart from one another so that a portion of the medical elongate member is exposed between the proximal-most end of the distal end side tubular member and the distal-most end of the proximal end side tubular member; a liquid inlet port connected to the distal end side tubular member and in communication with an inside of the distal end side tubular member, the liquid inlet port being removably connectable to a liquid supplying tool for supplying liquid into the distal end side tubular member; the distal end side tubular member and the proximal end side tubular member being wound annularly, the distal end side tubular member having a length less than the length of the proximal end side tubular member; at least a portion of the hydrophilic coating forming the outer surface of the medical elongate member which has the hydrophilic coating being accommodated in and covered by the distal end side tubular member; and the liquid inlet port being positioned proximally of the portion of the medical elongate member which has the hydrophilic coating.