Locking clip with sheath and dilator
US5064414A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44752
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A locking clip for placement between a dilator and a sheath for releasably securing a dilator and a sheath together during an insertion procedure. The locking clip includes a back support, a snap ring for engaging about a hub of the dilator at one end of the back support and at least one tooth at a lower end of the back support for engaging under a tab of the sheath. The sheath can be a tear-away sheath.
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