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US 5,290,242 AGranted
Blood vessel Y-site connector
OwnerVincent L. Vaillancourtinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible sheath secured in seal-tight manner on an arm of a Y-site connector to define a closed chamber for a guide wire. The guide wire is mounted at one end in a seal ring located in a bore of the arm of the connector and can be slid through the ring to be implanted in a body cavity, such as a blood vessel.
Claims6
A blood vessel Y-site connector assembly comprising
- a Y-site connector having a first arm having a first passage, a second arm having a second passage, a third arm connected with said first and second arms and having a third passage communicating with said first and second passages, and a hollow needle mounted in and extending from said third arm, said needle being in communication with said third passage,
- a flexible sheath fixed to and extending from said second arm in seal-tight relation to define a closed chamber;
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- a guide wire slidably mounted at one end in said second passage of said second arm and extending within said closed chamber of said sheath.
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