Introducer assembly and method therefor
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1. An introducing assembly comprising:
- an elongate tubular sheath having an external diameter, the sheath having a bore including an internal diameter sized to receive a dilator therethrough;
the sheath extending from a distal end to a proximal end;
a protector that includes a bore, the sheath positioned within the bore such that the sheath is slidably disposed over the external diameter of at least a portion of the elongate sheath, and wherein the protector includes a longitudinal slot that decreases in size as the protector is compressed.
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Abstract
An assembly includes an introducing assembly having an elongate tubular sheath which has an external diameter. The sheath, which extends from a distal end to a proximal end, has a bore including an internal diameter sized to receive a dilator therethrough. The sheath includes a movable suture sleeve thereon. A method includes inserting an introducing assembly into a living body, and sliding a protector over a portion of the instrument and into a costoclavicular space.
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1. An introducing assembly comprising:
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an elongate tubular sheath having an external diameter, the sheath having a bore including an internal diameter sized to receive a dilator therethrough;
the sheath extending from a distal end to a proximal end;
a protector that includes a bore, the sheath positioned within the bore such that the sheath is slidably disposed over the external diameter of at least a portion of the elongate sheath, and wherein the protector includes a longitudinal slot that decreases in size as the protector is compressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An introducing assembly comprising:
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an elongate tubular sheath having an external diameter, the sheath having a bore including an internal diameter sized to receive a dilator therethrough;
the sheath extending from a distal end to a proximal end; and
a protector that includes a bore, the sheath positioned within the bore such that the sheath is slidably disposed over the external diameter of at least a portion of the elongate sheath, the protector having a longitudinal slot therein that decreases in size to reduce the outer circumference of the protector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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inserting an introducing assembly into a living body, the introducing assembly including an elongate tubular sheath having an external diameter, the sheath having a bore including an internal diameter sized to receive a dilator therethrough;
the sheath extending from a distal end to a proximal end;
a protector with a longitudinal slot, the protector including a bore, the sheath positioned within the bore such that the sheath is slidably received over the external diameter of the sheath; and
the dilator removably disposed through the sheath;
inserting the sheath and dilator into a vein or artery;
removing the dilator from the sheath;
disposing an instrument through the sheath and into the vein or artery; and
sliding the protector over a portion of the instrument into the living body such that the protector is compressed by the living body and the longitudinal slot in the protector decreases in size. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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inserting an introducing assembly into a living body, the introducing assembly including an elongate tubular sheath heaving an external diameter, the sheath having a bore including an internal diameter sized to receive a dilator therethrough;
the sheath extending from a distal end to a proximal end; and
the dilator removably disposed through the sheath;
inserting the dilator into a vein or artery of the living body;
removing the dilator from the sheath;
disposing an instrument through the sheath and into the vein or artery; and
sliding a protector that includes a bore over a portion of the instrument and into a costoclavicular space such that the costoclavicular space compresses the protector and decreases the size of a longitudinal slot in the protector. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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