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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Neil M. Becker, Temecula, CA (US);
Kenneth K. Armstrong, Riverside, CA (US);
Duncan Clarke, Murrieta, CA (US);
William P. Colvan, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Haldeman, Murrieta, CA (US);
Charles R. Peterson, Murrieta, CA (US);
Albert A. Quinones, Murrieta, CA (US);
Gary Thompson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Bruce Wilson, Escondido, CA (US);
Victor Wilson, Quail Valley, CA (US);
LaShun D. Tarver, Conyers, GA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A bleed back control assembly and method-for controlling blood loss during catheterization procedures includes a side arm body connected at the proximal end to a seal body. The side arm body comprises one or more branches, each having a lumen, and a finger rest on the exterior of at least one branch. The seal body comprises a cap assembly and a seal assembly. The seal assembly comprises a clamp seal and a bleed back seal, both made of elastomer and held by a seal holder. The cap assembly comprises a threaded cap and a funnel cap. The threaded cap is connected to the seal holder. Rotation of the threaded cap causes the clamp seal to open or close. The funnel cap comprises a dilator, and pressing the funnel cap causes the dilator to open an aperture in the bleed back control seal.