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US 2009/0157006 A1Published application
Introducer Assembly with Cap and Method of using Same
AssigneeMedical Components, Inc.
InventorsMahase Nardeo, William J. McCreight
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Abstract
An introducer sheath assembly (10) having a sheath tube (12), a hub (16), a valve (30) and a valve-retaining cap (50) on the proximal end of the hub. The cap (50) is so secured to the hub (16) as to have a closed, locked position and also an open position permitting access to the interior of the hub and the valve (30) while the cap (50) remains secured to the hub (16).
Claims15
An introducer assembly for use in insertion into a patient of a medical device such as a vasculature catheter, comprising:
- an introducer sheath tube, a hub secured to a proximal end of the sheath tube and having a passageway aligned with a passageway of the sheath tube, a valve sealing the hub passageway while permitting insertion therethrough of a medical device, and a valve-retaining cap,
- wherein the cap is so affixed to the hub at a proximal end thereof that it is movable between a closed position securing the valve in the hub, and an open position permitting access to the valve and the hub passageway while remaining secured to the hub.
A method of using an introducer assembly, comprising the steps of:
- placing an introducer assembly in position accessing the vasculature of the patient and having a passageway extending therethrough between a distal end and a proximal end, the assembly including a valve-retention cap movably affixed to the assembly's proximal end between a closed position retaining the valve therein and an open position permitting access to the introducer passageway;
- moving the proximal cap to the open position;
- removing the blockage;
- and
- moving the cap to its closed position.
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