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Catheter introducer assembly with guidewire

  • US 5,366,441 A
  • Filed: 09/28/1993
  • Issued: 11/22/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A catheter introducer set comprising:

  • a hollow housing having an axial lumen, a proximal end and a distal end;

    a needle hub at the distal end of the housing;

    a needle having an axial lumen, a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being secured to the needle hub;

    a guidewire slidably located axially within the lumen of the needle;

    a catheter assembly slidably located axially over the needle, the catheter assembly including a catheter adapter;

    a plunger slidably located axially within the lumen of the housing, the plunger having a proximal end and a distal end; and

    retaining means for releasably retaining the guidewire within the needle lumen such that axial movement of the plunger causes axial movement of the guidewire, the retaining means being adapted to be moveable between a first position in which the guidewire is secured to the plunger and a second position in which the guidewire is released from the plunger.

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