A catheter stripping apparatus (10) for removing a fibrin sheath (80) from the outlet end (101) of an indwelling access catheter (100) disposed in a patient's vascular system wherein the apparatus (10) includes: a stripping catheter unit (11) comprising an elongated hollow tubular housing member (20)...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6491680?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6491680 - Catheter stripping apparatus