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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Applicant:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Tracey E. Knapp, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61M 25/0032 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0037 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0177 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen. The main lumen has a first cross-sectional area, a first length, and a distal end outlet. The secondary lumen has a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area, a second length less than the first length, and a distal end outlet terminating proximal of the main lumen distal outlet.