Patent ID: 8808248
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A sheath introducer for use with a catheter, comprising: a hub having a proximal end and a distal end, a flexible tube extending from the distal end, the flexible tube adapted for insertion into a patient; an opening that communicates with a lumen extending through the hub and the flexible tube, the lumen adapted to receive the catheter; and a lock assembly having a rotational member and at least one prong having a long dimension and a short dimension, wherein the at least one prong comprises a cam portion responsive to rotation of the rotational member and the short dimension defining an end contact portion adapted to contact a portion of the catheter when the rotational member is rotated in one direction and to release the portion of the catheter when the rotational member is rotated in another direction, the cam portion of the at least one prong comprising an elongated cam aperture for receiving a cam actuator extending from the rotational member, the cam actuator being translationally moveable within the elongated cam aperture in response to rotation of the rotational member, and wherein upon rotating the rotational member to contact or release the portion of the catheter, the at least one prong is rotated without rotation of the flexible tube.