Patent ID: 6719772
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A61B,A61M,F16L

Abstract:
A sheath assembly comprising:a dilator having a tapered distal end and possessing a lumen, the dilator being connected to a hub; a sheath having a distal end and possessing a lumen, the sheath being connected to a housing provided with a hemostatic valve and a rotatable cap that is operatively associated with the hemostatic valve for operating the valve upon rotation of the cap, the dilator extending through the hemostatic valve and through the lumen of the elongated sheath, with the tapered distal end of the dilator extending beyond the distal end of the sheath; a retaining device comprising a clip surrounding circumferential portions of the hub and the cap as well as portions of oppositely facing end surfaces of the hub and the cap to restrain axial movement between the hub and the cap, the clip having an inner surface shaped to permit rotation of the cap to operate the hemostatic valve.