Patent ID: 6120480
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter introducer assembly comprising:an elongate tubular single layer sheath including proximal and distal ends, said sheath having a housing with an aperture at its proximal end;a dilator having an elongate shaft including proximal and distal ends said dilator having a hub at its proximal end, the shaft extending though the aperture, the housing and the tubular sheath;the distal end of the dilator having a radially enlarged dilation member having a proximally extending taper and a substantially uniform distally extending taper;the housing and the hub being detachably connected to each other; andthe sheath having a length such that when the housing and the hub are fully connected, the distal end of the sheath is disposed proximally of the proximally extending taper of the dilation member and is in contact with the dilator shaft.