Patent ID: 9168359
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An introducer sheath, comprising: a hub having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, the hub having a cutout in the proximal end thereof; an elongated tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated tubular member being an outermost surface of the introducer sheath; a retaining member having an outer surface parallel to an inner surface defining a lumen, the retaining member sized to be received within the lumen of the hub and being further configured to retain the proximal end of the tubular member within the lumen of the hub and receive a portion of the proximal end of the elongated tubular member about the outer surface and within the lumen of the retaining member, the retaining member being configured to be frictionally restrained within the lumen of the hub; a flexible membrane having an opening and a locating channel, the flexible membrane being secured within the hub; and a cap having a protrusion configured to fit within the cutout of the hub in a manner that secures the cap to the hub, a portion of the cap being configured to fit into the locating channel in the flexible membrane in a manner that locates the cap relative to the flexible membrane, and the flexible membrane and the cap cooperating to further secure the retaining member in the hub.