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US 2010/0305509 A1Published application
Vascular introducer sheath with multiple peel lines
AssigneeOscor Inc.
InventorsThomas P. Osypka, Timothy L. Sass, SR., Jeff Jeffrey Drum
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Abstract
A peelable vascular introducer including an elongated tubular sheath having opposed proximal and distal ends and at least three circumferentially spaced peel lines extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The peelable vascular introducer also includes spreadable handles associated with the proximal end of the sheath configured to split the sheath along the peel lines.
Claims19
A Peelable Vascular Introducer Comprising:
- an elongated tubular sheath having opposed proximal and distal ends and at least three circumferentially spaced peel lines extending from the proximal end to the distal end;
- and
- spreadable handles associated with the proximal end of the sheath configured to split the sheath along the peel lines.
A peelable vascular introducer comprising:
- an elongated tubular sheath having opposed proximal and distal ends, and at least three circumferentially spaced peel lines extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion with an axially extending pitch;
- and
- spreadable handles associated with the proximal end of the sheath for facilitating splitting of the sheath along the peel lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.