US4345596A
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Arterial catherization device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-12-23
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Granted: 1982-08-24
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Expires: 2001-12-23
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a surgical instrument for insertion into a blood-vessel lumen and comprises a separable assembly of longitudinal sections in mating relationship having tube and hub sections. Twisting movement of lateral separator tabs integral with the proximal ends of the hub sections effects relative movement to initially unlock releasable interdigitation locking means which the tube sections incorporate distally, and which the hub sections incorporate both distally and proximally, with such continued relative movement causing biased interfaces on the hub sections to cam open and force apart the longitudinal sections.
Inventors
- 👤 Ruperto S. Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A surgical instrument for insertion into a blood-vessel lumen, said surgical instrument comprising a separable assembly of longitudinal sections in mating relationship, said longitudinal sections having first cooperating releasable interdigitation locking means for maintaining said longitudinal sections in their assembled relationship and releasable upon relative movement of said longitudinal sections, said longitudinal sections having second means cooperating to force apart and separate said longitudinal sections by further relative movement of said longitudinal sections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
A surgical instrument for insertion into a blood-vessel lumen, said surgical instrument comprising a separable assembly of longitudinal sections in mating relationship, said longitudinal sections having first cooperating releasable interdigitation locking means for maintaining said longitudinal sections in their assembled relationship and releasable upon relative movement of said longitudinal sections, said longitudinal sections having second means cooperating to force apart and separate said longitudinal sections by further relative movement of said longitudinal sections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise hub sections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections defining a hollow tube having a lumen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise hub sections defining a hub assembly of open cylindrical configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections having distal ends and wherein said distal ends define a blunt, round and non-cutting tip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections having distal ends and wherein said distal ends have common beveled edges defining a piercing point.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections having beveled interfaces, wherein said locking means cooperate to maintain said beveled interfaces of said tube sections in air and leak-proof relationship.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said surgical instrument has a finger grip means to allow controlled manipulation of said surgical instrument for insertion into the blood-vessel lumen and for controlled removal therefrom.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said surgical instrument has separating means and wherein manipulative twisting motion applied to said separating means effects relative movement of said longitudinal sections to release said locking means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second means comprises interfaces on the bias such that such relative movement of said longitudinal sections cams open and thereby forces apart said longitudinal sections.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise hub sections having said second means and wherein said second means comprises interfaces on the bias such that such relative movement of said longitudinal sections cams open and thereby forces apart said longitudinal sections.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections and wherein said tube sections distally have said locking means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise hub sections and wherein said hub sections distally and proximally have said locking means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections and hub sections, wherein said tube sections distally have said locking means and wherein said hub sections distally and proximally have said locking means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections and hub sections, wherein said tube sections define a hollow tube having a lumen, wherein said hub sections define a hub assembly of open cylindrical configuration in communication with said hollow-tube lumen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
65 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections and hub sections, wherein said tube sections distally have said locking means, wherein said hub sections distally and proximally have said locking means, wherein said tube sections have beveled interfaces and wherein said locking means cooperate to maintain said beveled interfaces of said tube sections in air and leak-proof relationship.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
70 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise hub sections having said second means, said second means comprising interfaces on the bias such that such relative movement of said longitudinal sections cams open and thereby forces apart said longitudinal sections, wherein said surgical instrument has separating means and wherein manipulative twisting motion applied to said separating means effects such relative movement of said longitudinal sections.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
151 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise tube sections and hub sections, wherein said tube sections define a hollow tube having a lumen, wherein said hub sections define a hub assembly of open cylindrical configuration in communication with said hollow-tube lumen, wherein said tube sections distally have said locking means, wherein said hub sections distally and proximally have said locking means, wherein said tube sections have beveled interfaces, wherein said locking means cooperate to maintain said beveled interfaces of said tube sections in air and leak-proof relationship, wherein said hub sections have said second means, said second means comprising interfaces on the bias such that relative movement of said longitudinal sections cams opens and thereby forces apart said longitudinal sections, wherein said surgical instrument has separating means and wherein manipulative twisting motion applied to said separating means effects such relative movement of said longitudinal sections.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
78 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said surgical instrument has separating means, wherein said separating means comprises separator tabs, wherein said longitudinal sections comprise hub sections, wherein said hub sections have proximal ends, wherein said separator tabs are integral with and laterally extend from said proximal ends of said hub sections and wherein manipulative twisting motion applied to said separator tabs effects relative movement of said longitudinal sections to release and unlock said locking means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
72 words
A surgical instrument in accordance with claim 19, wherein said surgical instrument has separating means, wherein said separating means comprises separator tabs, wherein said hub sections have proximal ends, wherein said separator tabs are integral with and laterally extend from said proximal ends of said hub sections and wherein manipulative twisting motion applied to said said separator tabs effects relative movement of said longitudinal sections to release and unlock said locking means.
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