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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2007
Eric T. Johnson, Temecula, CA (US);
Christopher C. Andrews, Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Neil M. Becker, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Gary L. Hague, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Thomas L. Kindberg, Murrieta, CA (US);
Eric T. Johnson, Temecula, CA (US);
Christopher C. Andrews, Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Neil M. Becker, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Gary L. Hague, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Thomas L. Kindberg, Murrieta, CA (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A breakaway hemostasis hub for a catheter or introducer sheath includes a splittable or separable housing, a seal within the housing, an actuator partially slidably disposed within the housing, a pair of spring retainer members in the housing each adapted to receive at least one spring, and a pair of actuator retainer members adapted to retain the seal, the actuator, and the spring retainer members in the housing. The actuator is operable to assume a closed position and an open position and includes a dilator member configured to dilate the seal when the actuator is in the open position. The hub is splittable or separable into two generally symmetrical sub-assemblies to facilitate cutting the catheter for retraction from the patient's body without displacing its payload.