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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Qingshan YE, Plymouth, MN (US);
Aaron Opbroek, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Qingshan Ye, Plymouth, MN (US);
Aaron Opbroek, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Greatbatch Ltd., Clarence, New York, unknown;
Abstract
An improved splittable medical device introducer designed to introduce a medical device such as a lead or catheter, into a patient's vasculature without loss of blood or the introduction of air is described. The introducer assembly is designed to easily separate in a smooth tactile manner without disrupting placement of the medical device during removal of the introducer. The introducer is composed of a fluoropolymeric material which combined with an internal stress confining structure propagates a stress initiated by the operator that tears the entire introducer assembly in two without creating a jagged separated edge.