Patent Application
20220054817
This document relates to the technical field of (and is not limited to) (A) a cover for use with a sheath hub and a dilator hub (and method therefor); and (B) a snap-fit cover for use with a sheath hub and a dilator hub (and method therefor).
Known medical devices are configured to facilitate a medical procedure, and help healthcare providers diagnose and/or treat medical conditions of sick patients.
It will be appreciated that there exists a need to mitigate (at least in part) at least one problem associated with existing (known) sheath hubs and dilator hubs (also called the existing technology). After much study of, and experimentation with, the existing (known) sheath hubs and dilator hubs, an understanding (at least in part) of the problem and its solution have been identified (at least in part) and are articulated (at least in part) as follows:
Known sheath-hub caps and known dilator hubs may be connected together by a connection joint. The known dilator hub may have a dilator ring at the distal end of the dilator hub. The dilator ring is configured to engage a known sheath hub cap at its proximal, circular opening. It has been observed that the known sheath-hub cap is made of a material having a relatively stiffer attribute compared to the stiffness of the material of the known dilator hub, which leads to unwanted (inadvertent) damage to the known dilator hub (when installing the known sheath-hub cap to the known dilator hub). The known sheath-hub cap may lead to the application of unwanted large shear stress to the known dilator ring (during connection of the sheath-hub cap to the dilator ring of the known dilator hub), which may lead to unwanted damage to the dilator ring and/or generate undesirable particulates (released from the damaged dilator). Sometimes, physicians complain about the material separating from the dilator hub due to damage of the dilator ring, which generates or forms unwanted particulates.
To mitigate, at least in part, at least one problem associated with the existing technology, there is provided (in accordance with an aspect) an apparatus. The apparatus is for use with a dilator hub and a sheath-hub cap configured to be selectively installed to a sheath hub. The apparatus includes and is not limited to (comprises) a snap-fit cover configured to snap fit to the dilator hub. The snap-fit cover is also configured to snap fit to the sheath-hub cap of the sheath hub.
To mitigate, at least in part, at least one problem associated with the existing technology, there is provided (in accordance with an aspect) an apparatus. The apparatus is for use with a dilator hub and a sheath-hub cap configured to be selectively installed to a sheath hub having a sheath-hub portal. The apparatus includes and is not limited to (comprises) a snap-fit cover defining a cover entrance portal configured to receive, at least in part, the dilator hub. The snap-fit cover is configured to snap fit to a portion of the dilator hub. The snap-fit cover is also configured to snap fit to the sheath-hub cap configured to be selectively installed after the sheath-hub cap has been installed to the sheath-hub portal of the sheath hub.
To mitigate, at least in part, at least one problem associated with the existing technology, there is provided (in accordance with an aspect) a method. The method is for connecting a sheath-hub cap of a sheath hub with a dilator hub. The method includes and is not limited to (comprises) snap fitting a snap-fit cover to the dilator hub. The method also includes snap fitting the snap-fit cover to the sheath-hub cap. It will be appreciated that, in accordance with a preferred embodiment, the snap-fit cover is snap fitted (connected) to the hub cap, and then the dilator hub is snap fitted (connected) to the snap-fit cover.
Other aspects are identified in the claims. Other aspects and features of the non-limiting embodiments may now become apparent to those skilled in the art upon review of the following detailed description of the non-limiting embodiments with the accompanying drawings. This Summary is provided to introduce concepts in simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify potentially key features or possible essential features of the disclosed subject matter, and is not intended to describe each disclosed embodiment or every implementation of the disclosed subject matter. Many other novel advantages, features, and relationships will become apparent as this description proceeds. The figures and the description that follow more particularly exemplify illustrative embodiments.
The non-limiting embodiments may be more fully appreciated by reference to the following detailed description of the non-limiting embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
The drawings are not necessarily to scale and may be illustrated by phantom lines, diagrammatic representations and fragmentary views. In certain instances, details unnecessary for an understanding of the embodiments (and/or details that render other details difficult to perceive) may have been omitted. Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several figures of the drawings. Elements in the several figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not been drawn to scale. The dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be emphasized relative to other elements for facilitating an understanding of the various disclosed embodiments. In addition, common, and well-understood, elements that are useful in commercially feasible embodiments are often not depicted to provide a less obstructed view of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
The following detailed description is merely exemplary and is not intended to limit the described embodiments or the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to make or use the embodiments of the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. The scope of the disclosure is defined by the claims. For the description, the terms “upper,” “lower,” “left,” “rear,” “right,” “front,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the examples as oriented in the drawings. There is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory in the preceding Technical Field, Background, Summary or the following detailed description. It is also to be understood that the devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification, are exemplary embodiments (examples), aspects and/or concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise. It is understood that the phrase “at least one” is equivalent to “a”. The aspects (examples, alterations, modifications, options, variations, embodiments and/or any equivalents thereof) are described regarding the drawings. It should be understood that the disclosure is limited to the subject matter provided by the claims, and that the disclosure is not limited to the particular aspects depicted and described. It will be appreciated that the scope of the meaning of a device configured to be coupled to an item (that is, to be connected to, to interact with the item, etc.) is to be interpreted as the device being configured to be coupled to the item, either directly or indirectly. Therefore, “configured to” may include the meaning “either directly or indirectly” unless specifically stated otherwise.
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The following is offered as further description of the embodiments, in which any one or more of any technical feature (described in the detailed description, the summary and the claims) may be combinable with any other one or more of any technical feature (described in the detailed description, the summary and the claims). It is understood that each claim in the claims section is an open ended claim unless stated otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, relational terms used in these specifications should be construed to include certain tolerances that the person skilled in the art would recognize as providing equivalent functionality. By way of example, the term perpendicular is not necessarily limited to 90.0 degrees, and may include a variation thereof that the person skilled in the art would recognize as providing equivalent functionality for the purposes described for the relevant member or element. Terms such as “about” and “substantially”, in the context of configuration, relate generally to disposition, location, or configuration that are either exact or sufficiently close to the location, disposition, or configuration of the relevant element to preserve operability of the element within the disclosure which does not materially modify the disclosure. Similarly, unless specifically made clear from its context, numerical values should be construed to include certain tolerances that the person skilled in the art would recognize as having negligible importance as they do not materially change the operability of the disclosure. It will be appreciated that the description and/or drawings identify and describe embodiments of the apparatus (either explicitly or inherently). The apparatus may include any suitable combination and/or permutation of the technical features as identified in the detailed description, as may be required and/or desired to suit a particular technical purpose and/or technical function. It will be appreciated that, where possible and suitable, any one or more of the technical features of the apparatus may be combined with any other one or more of the technical features of the apparatus (in any combination and/or permutation). It will be appreciated that persons skilled in the art would know that the technical features of each embodiment may be deployed (where possible) in other embodiments even if not expressly stated as such above. It will be appreciated that persons skilled in the art would know that other options may be possible for the configuration of the components of the apparatus to adjust to manufacturing requirements and still remain within the scope as described in at least one or more of the claims. This written description provides embodiments, including the best mode, and also enables the person skilled in the art to make and use the embodiments. The patentable scope may be defined by the claims. The written description and/or drawings may help to understand the scope of the claims. It is believed that all the crucial aspects of the disclosed subject matter have been provided in this document. It is understood, for this document, that the word “includes” is equivalent to the word “comprising” in that both words are used to signify an open-ended listing of assemblies, components, parts, etc. The term “comprising”, which is synonymous with the terms “including,” “containing,” or “characterized by,” is inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps. Comprising (comprised of) is an “open” phrase and allows coverage of technologies that employ additional, unrecited elements. When used in a claim, the word “comprising” is the transitory verb (transitional term) that separates the preamble of the claim from the technical features of the disclosure. The foregoing has outlined the non-limiting embodiments (examples). The description is made for particular non-limiting embodiments (examples). It is understood that the non-limiting embodiments are merely illustrative as examples.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63067065 | Aug 2020 | US |
