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US 2017/0000979 A1Published application
System for guide catheter control with introducer connector
AssigneeCorindus, Inc.
InventorSteven J. Blacker
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Abstract
An introducer assembly for introducing a catheter into a patient, includes a sheath having a distal end and a proximal end with a hollow lumen extending between the distal end and proximal end. The assembly also includes a coupler having a distal end operatively coupled to the proximal end of the sheath, the coupler having an internal passage in fluid communication with the hollow lumen. The assembly further includes a connector having a distal end operatively coupled to the coupler proximate the distal end of the coupler.
Claims3
A catheter introducer comprising:
- a coupler having a distal end configured to operatively couple a sheath;
- a connector extending from the proximal end of the coupler, the connector having a portion that expands and contracts along a longitudinal axis upon the application of a force applied to a distal end of the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.