Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1996-12-23
1999-02-23
DeMille, Danton D.
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604105, 604164, 604178, A61M 2900
Patent
active
058738541
ABSTRACT:
A device for facilitating the insertion of balloon catheters and other devices into blood vessels, for example, the femoral artery, while presenting the minimal amount of obstruction to the flow of fluid through the vessel. The device is comprised of an introducer sheath having a hub and a short elongated section wherein when the hub abuts the patient's skin and the short elongated section is not long enough to reach the vessel. Also disclosed is a method for inserting a balloon catheter using the short introducer sheath.
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Datascope Investment Corp.
DeMille Danton D.
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