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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Mark Eberhardt, Elverson, PA (US);
Hiroyoshi Ise, Bear, DE (US);
George Stern, Newark, DE (US);
Michael Miller, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yasutake Yamada, Bear, DE (US);
Husexin Fertac Bilge, Chesapeake City, MD (US);
Mark Eberhardt, Elverson, PA (US);
Hiroyoshi Ise, Bear, DE (US);
George Stern, Newark, DE (US);
Michael Miller, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yasutake Yamada, Bear, DE (US);
Husexin Fertac Bilge, Chesapeake City, MD (US);
TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION, Somerset, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present technology is directed to a dilator centering device and assemblies and methods using same. In particular, a dilator centering device in accordance with the disclosed technology can be used with a sheath hub assembly. In one embodiment, a dilator centering device includes a lumen capable of receiving a dilator shaft and centering a dilator shaft with respect to the sheath hub as the dilator shaft enters the sheath hub. In one embodiment, the dilator centering device can be attached to the sheath hub during manufacturing or it can be attached at the use site. In one embodiment, the dilator centering device can be integrated with and non-removable from the sheath hub. The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and do not limit the scope and spirit of the disclosed technology.