Patent ID: 6579264
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A device comprising a tubular sheath and a dilator tube for installing a catheter tube in a vein by the Seldinger method once the device has been inserted, said sheath presenting a cylindrical main portion (11) and presenting over its entire length a resilient slot (12), said sheath being mounted on a tube which presents a cylindrical main portion (14) and whose distal end (16) tapers, the device having the following features:the distal end of the tube connects with the main portion of the tube via a shoulder (17) that projects relative to said main portion; the cylindrical main portion (14) of the sheath terminates at a distal end edge (18) which flares forwardly; and the shoulder (17) of the tube fits closely to the distal end edge (18) of the sheath.