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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brooke W. Mastrorio, Lakeville, MA (US);
Michael C. Gorhan, South Easton, MA (US);
Timothy A. Beardsley, Kingston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 ; A61M 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 ; A61M 2/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an introducer element for facilitating the insertion of a medical instrument into a body. The introducer element includes first, second, third and fourth housing areas. The first area contains a first lumen and the second area contains a second lumen. A quantity of peel-away tubing is partially disposed within the second lumen. The first and second lumen are separated from each other in the first and second housing areas, but are merged into one lumen in either the third or fourth housing area by a guide/splitting tube.