Body access device
US5380290A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0662
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for providing access to a living body. The device, in one embodiment, includes a slotted needle dimensioned and configured to receive, in fluid tight engagement, a catheter or a guidewire introduced into the needle through the slot. The device, in another embodiment, includes a sharpened, slotted first tube, a second tube piercable by the first tube for receipt therein of at least a potion of both the first tube and the slot, and an elongated element passing into the second tube, through the slot and into the first tube. The device might further include a third tube slidably positioned around the second tube.
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