SHEATH-DILATOR SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF

Title:

SHEATH-DILATOR SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/156819

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A medical device includes a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, the sheath having an opening at both the proximal end and the distal end, and a removable dilator having a distal end and a proximal end, the dilator having at least one blood detector disposed on a tapered portion of the distal end of the dilator, the dilator positionable within the sheath such that the tapered portion of the distal end of the dilator extends through the opening in the distal end of the sheath, the proximal end of the dilator extends through the opening in the proximal end of the sheath, and at least a portion of the at least one blood detector is adjacent to the distal end of the sheath.

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Inventors:

MARTIN CHRISTOPHER (IE)
RYAN DAMIEN (IE)
BRETT GERARD (IE)

Application Number:

PCT/IB2012/001101

Publication Date:

April 04, 2013

Filing Date:

May 16, 2012

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Assignee:

VIVASURE MEDICAL LTD (IE)
MARTIN CHRISTOPHER (IE)
RYAN DAMIEN (IE)
BRETT GERARD (IE)

International Classes:

A61M29/00; A61B1/32; A61B5/02; A61B5/145

Domestic Patent References:

WO2002102236A2

2002-12-27

Foreign References:

US20040082906A1	2004-04-29
US20090088723A1	2009-04-02
US20090312786A1	2009-12-17

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