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Vascular puncture stabilizer fitting for facilitating withdrawal

  • US 4,392,856 A
  • Filed: 10/23/1981
  • Issued: 07/12/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fitting for use in performing a vascular puncture by a blood vessel-entering element and for positionally stabilizing the blood vessel-entering element in situ after the vascular puncture, said fitting comprising:

  • a holder for said blood vessel-entering element, said holder including an elongate member having a longitudinal axis extending substantially parallel to said blood vessel-entering element;

    a stabilizing member having top and bottom surfaces, a longitudinally-extending support region on said first surface, and first and second wing-like members extending in opposite direction transversely from said support region, said stabilizing member being flexible about said support region to define a first flexed position in which parts of the wing-like members at said top surface are brought into contact, said wing-like members normally residing in substantially co-planar relation when said stabilizing member is in an unflexed second position;

    gripping means defined in said first position of said stabilizing member for securing said holder in contact with and extending along said support region to preclude all relative movement between said holder and said stabilizing member; and

    retaining means defined in said second position of said stabilizing member for retaining said holder in contact with and extending along said support region to preclude all relative movement between said holder and said stabilizing member except movement parallel to said longitudinal axis.

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