Disclosed is an introducer apparatus comprising an sleeve fixation mechanism or introducer member, such as a catheter, introducer, or ring-like structure, which is attached to a protective sleeve comprising a thin flexible material such a polymeric film. The sleeve is inverted into the passageway of...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20010044595?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010044595 - Introducer apparatus with eversible sleeve
