Patent ID: 9629658
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim:
1. A lead introducer comprising: an outer needle comprising an inner needle configured and arranged for sliding along the open channel of the outer needle, the inner needle comprising a biasing element coupled to the inner-needle body, the biasing element configured and arranged to facilitate a transition of the distal tip of the inner needle between a distally-biased position, where the distal tip of the inner needle obstructs the sharpened distal tip of the outer needle, and a retracted position, where the distal tip of the inner needle at least partially exposes the distal tip of the outer needle; and a splittable member having at least one perforated region extending along a longitudinal length of the splittable member, the splittable member configured and arranged for disposing over the outer-needle body and the inner-needle body when the inner-needle body is disposed in the open channel of the outer-needle body and for separating from the outer-needle body and the inner-needle body by separating along the at least one perforated region.