Patent ID: 9526872
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. An introducer assembly comprising: an introducer with a distal segment sized to be received through a puncture site and into a passageway within a patient, and a proximal segment with a fitting having a male luer, and the introducer having a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end; an extension that includes a flexible tube with a longitudinal axis extending between a first fitting with a female luer and a second fitting with a male luer; the female luer of the extension being connected to the male luer of the introducer; the longitudinal axis of the introducer, a centerline of the female luer, a centerline of the male luer and the longitudinal axis of the flexible tube are co-linear; and a wire guide extending through the introducer and the extension.