Patent ID: 9566413
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A device for use with a dilator, the device comprising: a proximal structure configured to engage a dilator, the proximal structure having a first opening capable of receiving a dilator shaft of the dilator; a distal structure configured to engage a sheath assembly comprising a sheath hub and a sheath, the distal structure having a second opening capable of receiving the dilator shaft; and a center structure between the proximal structure and the distal structure, wherein the proximal structure, the distal structure, and the center structure are integrated and form a continuous lumen interposed between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the lumen tapers from the first opening to the center structure and is capable of receiving the dilator shaft, wherein each of the proximal structure, the distal structure, and the center structure is separate from the dilator and from the sheath assembly, the sheath hub, and the sheath.