Patent ID: 11857740
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of introducing a medical device into an insertion device by using an introducer sheath, the introducer sheath surrounding a portion of the medical device, the method comprising:
introducing a distal end of the medical device into a port of the insertion device;
moving a distally extending tab of the introducer sheath to urge the medical device distally further into the insertion device, wherein the introducer sheath includes a lumen, and wherein moving the distally extending tab includes moving the distally extending tab away from the insertion device such that the tab and a portion of the introducer sheath are separated from the medical device by the port of the insertion device; and
incrementally separating the introducer sheath from the medical device during the moving of the distally extending tab.