Patent ID: 11883285
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method, comprising:
opening a hemostatic seal of an introducer device by moving an end piece coupled to a tube of the introducer device from a proximal position to a distal position, wherein when the end piece and the tube are in the proximal position, the tube does not extend through the hemostatic seal and wherein when the tube is in the distal position, the tube extends through the hemostatic seal and a distal end portion of the end piece is distal relative to a proximal face of the hemostatic seal;
after opening the hemostatic seal, inserting a medical device into a proximal opening of the tube, through the tube and into a patient's vasculature without contacting the hemostatic seal.