Patent ID: 8206359

Claim:
An introducer sheath for placement of a tubular shaft into the vascular system of a human subject, the introducer sheath having a tubular shaft and a side tube that is fixedly attached to a shell of a hemostasis valve that is situated at a proximal portion of the introducer sheath, the introducer sheath having an adhesive pad that is designed to readily attach and detach a proximal portion of the introducer sheath to and from the skin of the human subject, the adhesive pad having a cylindrical holder into which is placed a cylindrical outer section of the shell of the hemostasis valve thus allowing the shell of the hemostasis valve to freely rotate within this cylindrical holder of the adhesive pad so that the side tube that is fixedly attached to the shell of the hemostasis valve can be rotated into any position that is desired by the operator as he inserts the introducer sheath into the patient's vascular system, the shell of the hemostasis valve having a shoulder formed on its outer surface at a first position thereof, and a ring member fixedly attached around the shell of the hemostasis valve at a second position on the outer surface of the shell of the hemostasis valve, the cylindrical holder of the adhesive pad being contained between the shoulder and the ring member, the shoulder and the ring member being placed so as to prevent the adhesive pad from sliding off the shell of the hemostasis valve while allowing rotation of the shell of the hemostasis valve with respect to the adhesive pad.