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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Per Egnelöv, Uppsala, SE;
Fredrik Preinitz, Uppsala, SE;
Inventors:
Per Egnelöv, Uppsala, SE;
Fredrik Preinitz, Uppsala, SE;
Assignee:
Radi Medical Systems AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides an introducer sheath (), whose distal end is to be positioned inside a vessel (), at a predetermined distance from the wall () of the vessel (). The introducer sheath () comprises a distal portion () with a first diameter and a proximal portion () with a second diameter, the first diameter being smaller than the diameter of the puncture hole and the second diameter being larger than the diameter of the puncture hole.