Patent ID: 6080140
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A system for obtaining access to a blood vessel comprising:a flexible guide wire for guiding the system to a blood vessel;a tubular member having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a lumen configured and dimensioned to slidingly receive the guide wire therein;an introducer having a lumen configured and dimensioned to slidingly receive the tubular member therein and a distal section including a S-shaped curve for assisting in positioning the system in the blood vessel; anda sheath having a lumen configured and dimensioned to slidingly receive the introducer therein, wherein the S-shaped curve of the distal section of the introducer positions the system in a desired position in a mouth of the blood vessel, the tubular member is configured and positioned to extend past through the introducer and into the blood vessel, and the guide wire, tubular member, and introducer can be removed to allow the sheath to thereafter provide access to the blood vessel after the system has been advanced to the desired position in the blood vessel.