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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Tamer Ibrahim, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Jeffrey P. Sites, West Chester, PA (US);
Tamer Ibrahim, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Jeffrey P. Sites, West Chester, PA (US);
Sorin Group USA, Inc., Arvada, CO (US);
Abstract
A self-dilating cannula for introduction into a patient's vasculature includes an elongate body and an atraumatic tip. The elongate body has a proximal end, a distal end, and a fluid-flow lumen extending therebetween. The atraumatic tip is positioned at the elongate body's distal end and has a blunted end and a conical shape. The atraumatic tip includes a plurality of fluid-flow openings proximal to the blunted nose that are configured to disperse fluid from the fluid-flow lumen in a plurality of directions with respect to the atraumatic tip. The atraumatic tip also includes an opening in the blunted nose that is sized to a guidewire.
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