MEDICAL INSTRUMENT INSERTER
First Claim
1. A catheter system for positioning an instrument within a body, the catheter system comprising:
- a hub defining a lumen therethrough for passage of the instrument toward the body;
an elongate tubular member defining a lumen therethrough, the lumen of the elongate tubular member being in communication with the lumen of the hub for further passage of the instrument toward the body; and
a slitter member that is coupled to the hub, the slitter member disposed to slit the elongate tubular member as the elongate tubular member moves relative to the hub.
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Abstract
A catheter system for positioning an instrument within a body that includes a hub defining a lumen therethrough for passage of the instrument toward the body. The catheter system also includes an elongate tubular member defining a lumen therethrough. The lumen of the elongate tubular member is in communication with the lumen of the hub for further passage of the instrument toward the body. The system also includes a slitter member that is coupled to the hub. The slitter member is disposed to slit the elongate tubular member as the elongate tubular member moves relative to the hub.
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1. A catheter system for positioning an instrument within a body, the catheter system comprising:
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a hub defining a lumen therethrough for passage of the instrument toward the body; an elongate tubular member defining a lumen therethrough, the lumen of the elongate tubular member being in communication with the lumen of the hub for further passage of the instrument toward the body; and a slitter member that is coupled to the hub, the slitter member disposed to slit the elongate tubular member as the elongate tubular member moves relative to the hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a catheter system that includes a hub, an elongate tubular member, a slitter member coupled to the hub, and a moveable member that is removeably coupled to the hub via a break-away tab, the method comprising:
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breaking the break-away tab; moving the moveable member relative to the hub to thereby advance the elongate tubular member toward the slitter member; and slitting the elongate tubular member with the slitter member as the moveable member is moved relative to the hub. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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