Patent ID: 7879024

Claim:
A splittable sheath having a distal end opaque to x-rays, the splittable sheath comprising a tubular body formed by a sidewall, wherein the sidewall further defines a pair of grooves spaced apart from each other and extending longitudinally along the tubular body; and a radiopaque marker encapsulated within the sidewall and positioned at the distal end of the splittable sheath, the radiopaque marker having an annular wall; a first marker score line within the annular wall extending longitudinally at a first position on the annular wall; and a second marker score line within the annular wall extending longitudinally at a second position on the annular wall spaced apart from the first position; wherein the first marker score line is aligned with a first one of the grooves and the second marker score line is aligned with a second one of the grooves.