Access device
USRE49056E1 · kind E1 · reissue
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An access device places a medical article within a body space of a patient. The device has a needle section that includes an elongated body and a needle hub. The device further includes a dilator portion that has a dilator and a dilator hub. The dilator is coaxially disposed and slideable over the elongated body of the needle section. The device further includes a sheath section that has a sheath and a sheath hub. The sheath is coaxially disposed and slideable over the dilator. The device further includes a first locking mechanism operably disposed between the needle hub and the dilator hub to inhibit at least unintentional axial movement between the needle section and the dilator portion and a second locking mechanism operably disposed between the dilator hub and the sheath hub to inhibit at least unintentional axial movement between the dilator portion and the sheath section.
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