Medical layered peel away sheath and methods

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PATENT NO 4983168
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07295076

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A layered peel away hollow sheath for temporarily creating a passageway into a desired body site of a medical patient for placement of one end of an indwelling device at the body site through the sheath, the sheath wall comprising at least two layers, the inside layer being cylindrical and the outside layer comprising two semi-cylindrical segments defining opposed axially-directed slits or slots therebetween which comprises tear lines such that the sheath manually tears axially along the single layer tear lines into two pieces for removal of the sheath from around the indwelling device.

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CATHETER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION A UT CORP3385 WEST 1820 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84104

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Moorehead, Harvey R Salt Lake City, UT 8 1136

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