Patent ID: 6363273
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
An introducer element, comprising:a body having a first and second lumen, each having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the first and second lumen merge at their distal ends to provide a combined lumen having a proximal end and a distal end; a quantity of tearable, selectively removable peel-away tubing having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a slit is defined at a point between the proximal end and the distal end of the quantity of peel away tubing, the quantity of peel-away tubing being disposed within the second lumen and the combined lumen; and a tube disposed within the first lumen, passing through the slit defined by the quantity of peel-away tubing and into the combined lumen.