Patent · US Expired

Locking dilator for peel away introducer sheath

US5098392A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 1991
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M25/0668
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Locking dilator and peel away introducer sheath assembly for preventing undesired rearward migration of a dilator within an introducer sheath to insure a proper longitudinal relationship. The dilator has secured to its proximal end a gripping clamp for holding securely the handle of the introducer sheath to accommodate placement of the dilator and introducer sheath into an appropriate location within a patient resulting in minimal tissue damage and trauma.

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