Patent ID: 11944349
Assignee: TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A vascular closure device assembly, comprising:
a sheath comprising:
a sheath main body defining a channel therethrough,
a sheath engagement portion, and
a sheath mounting portion located at a proximal end of the sheath main body;

a housing, wherein the sheath mounting portion is secured within the housing such that the sheath is rotatable relative to the housing, and such that the housing inhibits axial displacement of the sheath relative to the housing; and
a dilator comprising:
a dilator main body,
a dilator engagement portion extending from the dilator main body towards the sheath, and
an inner elongated member extending axially away from the dilator main body towards the sheath and removably disposed through the channel defined through the sheath,

wherein the dilator engagement portion is configured to engage the sheath engagement portion such that axial displacement of the dilator relative to the sheath causes the sheath to rotate relative to the housing;
wherein the housing is configured to inhibit axial displacement of the sheath during rotation; and
wherein the housing defines an aperture through a proximal wall of the housing, the inner elongated member being removably disposed through the aperture into the channel defined by the sheath.