Patent ID: 9555216
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. A sheath for insertion into an artery, said sheath comprising: an inner lumen; an outer lumen encapsulating said inner lumen; scaffolds joining said inner lumen and said outer lumen; a shunt tube in fluid communication with said outer lumen, said shunt tube extending from an inserted portion of said sheath into the artery to allow blood flow to a distal portion of the artery downstream of a point of insertion of said sheath into said artery; wherein said outer lumen is expandable; and a hemostatic port sealing said inner lumen, said hemostatic port controlling blood flow in said inner lumen, and is configured to accept at least one of: a catheter, a guide wire, or a camera.