Patent ID: 6234971
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A method of performing an intravascular procedure in a patient using an introducer sheath having first and second lumens, a distal end of the second lumen terminating and communicating with the first lumen at a location proximal of a distal opening of the first lumen, comprising the steps of:placing a first intravascular device in the first lumen of the introducer sheath so that the distal end of the intravascular device is proximal the location where the second lumen communicates with the first lumen;placing a second intravascular device in the second lumen of the introducer sheath so that the distal end of the intravascular device is proximal the location where the second lumen communicates with the first lumen;positioning the introducer sheath in a distal region of the patient's vasculature so that at least a portion of both lumens are in the vasculature; andadvancing the first second intravascular device past the location where the second lumen communicates with the first lumen.