Sheath Assembly For Insertion Of A Catheter Into A Patient
Summary
ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH filed US patent application US20260108707A1 on April 23, 2026, covering a sheath assembly for inserting a cord-shaped element, particularly a catheter, into a patient body. The application describes an introducer sheath and an auxiliary sheath configured to detachably couple and fasten the cord-shaped element. Filing date is September 22, 2025, with Application No. 19335554.
“the auxiliary sheath has a housing configured to detachably couple to the introducer sheath housing, and to detachably fasten the cord-shaped element with respect to the auxiliary sheath housing.”
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USPTO classification A61M covers devices that introduce or withdraw fluids from the body: infusion pumps, catheters, syringes, inhalers, wound drainage, dialysis equipment, and fluid-handling microfluidics. Every newly published application in A61M lands in this feed, around 205 a month. Applications publish 18 months after filing. Watch this if you compete in infusion therapy or drug delivery, file freedom-to-operate analyses for medical device startups, scout acquisition targets in cardiovascular or respiratory devices, or track hospital R&D arms that are quietly patenting clinical innovations.
What changed
ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH filed US patent application US20260108707A1 with the USPTO on April 23, 2026. The application covers a sheath assembly comprising an introducer sheath and an auxiliary sheath for inserting cord-shaped elements, particularly catheters, into patient bodies. The auxiliary sheath has a housing configured to detachably couple to the introducer sheath housing and detachably fasten the cord-shaped element with respect to the auxiliary sheath housing.
Medical device manufacturers developing catheter insertion systems should monitor this published application to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications. The dual-sheath design with detachable coupling and fastening features represents a distinct technical approach that could overlap with existing or planned catheter sheath product lines.
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SHEATH ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTION OF A CORD-SHAPED ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY A CATHETER, INTO THE BODY OF A PATIENT
Application US20260108707A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Assignee
ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Inventors
Joerg Schumacher, Lars Bredenbreuker, Robert Decke
Abstract
Sheath assembly for the insertion of a cord-shaped element, comprising an introducer sheath, and an auxiliary sheath for insertion into the introducer sheath together with the cord-shaped element. In some examples, the auxiliary sheath has a housing configured to detachably couple to the introducer sheath housing, and to detachably fasten the cord-shaped element with respect to the auxiliary sheath housing.
CPC Classifications
A61M 25/0662 A61M 25/0111 A61M 39/0613 A61M 39/1011 A61M 60/13 A61M 60/174 A61M 60/237 A61M 60/414 A61M 60/808 A61M 60/81 A61M 60/857 A61M 60/865 A61M 2025/0004 A61M 2025/0006 A61M 2025/0019 A61M 25/0097 A61M 25/0668 A61M 2025/0675 A61M 2025/0681 A61M 2039/062 A61M 2039/0673 A61M 60/148 A61M 2205/32
Filing Date
2025-09-22
Application No.
19335554
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