Low profile introducer apparatus
CA 2605897 C · Owner: Cook Medical Technologies Llc · Inventors: Valaie, Arman H.
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An introducer apparatus includes an outer sleeve (12) and an inner cannula (20) received within the lumen (15) of the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has a profile such that at least a portion of the distal end of the outer sleeve tapers in the distal direction at an angle not exceeding about 2.5~ relative to a longitudinal axis of the apparatus. The distal open end of the outer sleeve has a wall thickness not exceeding about 0.003 inch and is sized such , that a first wire guide is receivable therethrough. The inner cannula includes a tapered distal end portion. The inner cannula distal open end is sized such that a second wire guide is receivable therethrough and the first wire …
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- Filed May 26, 2006 and granted January 28, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 26, 2026.
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