INTEGRATED SLITTER FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT INSERTER
First Claim
1. A catheter system for positioning of 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;
a slitter member that is coupled to the hub, the slitter member disposed to slit the elongate tubular member; and
a moveable member that is moveably coupled to the hub and that is coupled to the elongate tubular member, the moveable member operable to advance the elongate tubular member toward the slitter member as the moveable member is moved relative to the hub, thereby slitting the elongate tubular member.
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Abstract
A catheter system for positioning of an instrument within a body. The catheter system includes a hub defining a lumen therethrough for passage of the instrument and an elongate tubular member defining a lumen therethrough. The lumen of the tubular member is in communication with the lumen of the hub. The system also includes a slitter member that is coupled to the hub. The slitter member is disposed to slit the tubular member. The slitter further includes a moveable member that is moveably coupled to the hub and that is coupled to the tubular member, the moveable member is operable to advance the elongate tubular member toward the slitter member as the moveable member is moved relative to the hub. The slitter member thereby slits the elongate tubular member.
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34 Claims
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1. A catheter system for positioning of 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; a slitter member that is coupled to the hub, the slitter member disposed to slit the elongate tubular member; and a moveable member that is moveably coupled to the hub and that is coupled to the elongate tubular member, the moveable member operable to advance the elongate tubular member toward the slitter member as the moveable member is moved relative to the hub, thereby slitting the elongate tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. 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 moveably coupled to the hub, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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