Patent ID: 7367980

Claim:
A device for introducing an embolic coil into a catheter comprising: an elongated body defining a longitudinal passage extending therethrough from a first opening at a proximal end thereof to a second opening at a distal end thereof, the elongated body including a mating portion for conforming to a size and shape of an opening in a hub of a catheter to mate therewith, the elongate body including a valve sealing the second opening; and an embolic coil introducer sheath including a coil receiving lumen extending therethrough, a distal tip of the introducer sheath being dimensioned to be received within a proximal end of the longitudinal passage, the valve being adapted to receive and seal around the introducer sheath sealing around the introducer sheath as it is inserted into the elongated body from outside the elongated body in a distal to proximal direction.