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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark C. Kraus, Independence, MN (US);
Assignee:
MedAmicus, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 ;
Abstract
An introducing apparatus is provided which includes an elongate tubular sheath extending from a sheath proximal end to a sheath distal end. The sheath has a bore sized to receive a dilator therethrough. The sheath further includes at least one tab extending away from a longitudinal axis of the sheath. The dilator extends from a dilator proximal end to a dilator distal end. The introducing apparatus further includes a needle disposed within the dilator, and retractably coupled with the dilator. A distal end of the needle is flexible.
Published as:
WO0236179A2; AU2868902A; WO0236179A3; WO0236179A9; EP1331956A2; US6641564B1; EP1331956A4; EP1331956B1;