Patent ID: 6228062
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A sheath lock for use with a splittable sheath associated with a catheter introducer comprising:a main body portion defining a passage extending axially therethrough and having a proximal opening and a distal opening to allow a tubular member to pass through the main body portion from the proximal opening through the distal opening;a tapered slot separate from the proximal opening and the distal opening in communication with the passage and extending from a wide untapered end to a narrow tapered end, such that the sheath can pass through the main body portion from the proximal opening through the tapered slot; anda lock box located adjacent the narrow tapered end of the tapered slot configured to grip and retain the sheath when the sheath is positioned within the lock box wherein the tapered slot is formed from two tapered wall sections which form at least one tine projecting into the lock box.