Introducer assembly extension and method of use
First Claim
1. An introducer set comprising:
- an introducer;
a wire guide;
a dilator mated to the introducer;
an extension that includes a flexible tube extending between a first end and a second end, and a first fitting with a male luer attached to the first end, and a second fitting with a female luer attached to the second end, and a length between the male luer and the female luer being in a range of ten to thirty centimeters;
the introducer, the dilator, the wire guide and the extension being sterile and sealed in a peal-open package; and
wherein the introducer set has an assembled configuration in which the extension is axially connected with the female luer to the introducer and the wire guide extends through both the introducer and the extension.
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Abstract
An introducer set includes an introducer and dilator along with an extension in a sealed sterile peal open package. The extension is available for use during procedures where the puncture access site to the patient is close enough to the site to be treated in the patient that the physician'"'"'s hands and/or head may be positioned in the fluroscopic area while the physician is attempting to maneuver a wire guide to a desired location. When the extension is attached to the introducer, the physician may perform a procedure, such as an antigrade stick in the lower leg of a patient, while maintaining their hands and head outside of the fluroscopic area while direct radiation is being supplied and the wire guide is being maneuvered to a desired treatment location. After the wire guide has been properly positioned and the radiation has been terminated, the extension may be disconnected from the introducer and the remaining portions of the procedure (guide catheter insertion, balloon catheter insertion and dilation, etc.) may proceed in a known manner. The extension need only be in the range of ten to thirty centimeters to allow the physician to work a safe distance from the fluroscopic area undergoing direct radiation.
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1. An introducer set comprising:
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an introducer; a wire guide; a dilator mated to the introducer; an extension that includes a flexible tube extending between a first end and a second end, and a first fitting with a male luer attached to the first end, and a second fitting with a female luer attached to the second end, and a length between the male luer and the female luer being in a range of ten to thirty centimeters; the introducer, the dilator, the wire guide and the extension being sterile and sealed in a peal-open package; and wherein the introducer set has an assembled configuration in which the extension is axially connected with the female luer to the introducer and the wire guide extends through both the introducer and the extension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An introducer set comprising:
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an introducer with a distal segment sized to be received through a puncture site and into a passageway within a patient, and a proximal segment with a fitting having a male luer, and the introducer having a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end; a wire guide; a dilator mated to the introducer; an extension that includes a flexible tube with a longitudinal axis extending between a first fitting with a female luer and a second fitting with a male luer, and a length between the male luer and the female luer being in a range of ten to thirty centimeters; the introducer, the dilator, the wire guide and the extension being sterile and sealed in a package; and wherein the introducer set has an assembled configuration in which the female luer of the extension is connected to the male luer of the introducer with the longitudinal axis of the introducer, a centerline of the female luer, a centerline of the male luer and the longitudinal axis of the flexible tube are co-linear, and the wire guide extends through the introducer and the extension. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Specification