Patent ID: 7892215
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An insert for joining sheaths for use in a medical device, the insert comprising: a tubular body having a first end including a first operative coupling for engaging a first tube at a distal end thereof and a second end including a second operative coupling for engaging a second tube at a proximal end thereof, an inner diameter d a first passageway extending through the tubular body from the second end to an exit port located directly on the tubular body between the first operative coupling and the second operative coupling, a second passageway extending through the tubular body from the first end to the second end, the first and second passageways overlapping with each other so as to be in fluid communication, wherein the exit port is an opening disposed at an angle of greater than zero with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular body, the exit port thereby having a breech configuration.