ACCESS
RADIAL ACCESS WIHOUT COMPROMISE1
The GLIDESHEATH SLENDER Sheath is coated with Terumo's proprietary Glide Technology™ hydrophilic coating, allowing for smooth insertion and removal. This sheath is designed with a thin-wall structure where the outside diameter is reduced by one French size while the inner-diameter equivalent is maintained.
The thin wall technology featured on the Glidesheath Slender Sheath is designed to facilitate atraumatic radial access while maintaining an optimal sheath-to-artery ratio
Allows physicians to perform diagnostic and interventional procedures without upsizing to a larger sheath
A meta-analysis of 10 clinical papers, involving 3,821 patients, demonstrated that use of Glidesheath Slender Sheath is associated with high rates of procedural success and low rates in performance related issues
In studies measuring patient comfort, patients who underwent percutaneous transradial procedures with the Glidesheath Slender Sheath reported none to low amounts of pain
In recent market research, the Glidesheath Slender Introducer Sheath was identified as the most recognized, most influential, most utilized and most trusted radial access sheath in the market
A preferred solution for many of your patients, especially women with smaller radial arteries8
RAS (Radial artery spasm) registry concluded predictors of spasm are:
The numbers of puncture attempts
The use of large sheaths
Goldsmit A et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jan 1;83(1):E32-6
Per the American Heart Association, dedicated radial sheaths with hydrophilic coating combined with smaller diameter sheaths and a tapered tip design may reduce risk of arterial spasm and radial occlusion2
Featuring Terumo’s Glide Technology™, the Glidesheath Slender Sheath is the only thin wall radial sheath on the market to demonstrate superior and consistent performance in lubricity and lubricity durability over time3
The Glidesheath Slender Sheath is the only thin wall sheath that demonstrated best in class performance in all of the American Heart Association’s identified critical features that lead to reduced spasm4
Glidesheath Slender Sheath outperformed the other competitive sheaths in both key features: lubricity and lubricity over time.
Hydrophilic coating is critical to procedural success. Physicians need to trust that their sheath will be just as lubricious at the end of a case as it is at the beginning.
This graph demonstrates the results of recent benchtop testing. The lower the value, the more lubricious the coating. The straighter the line, the more consistent, and reliable, the performance.
Transparent surgical dressing tape can prevent sheath slippage during procedure.
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The Glidesheath Slender Introducer Sheath comes in three kit options: Access, Stainless Steel and Nitinol. Please see below for more information.
The Glidesheath Slender® Stainless Steel Kit is intended for anterior wall puncture and is available in 5F, 6F and 7F sizes with length options of 10cm and 16cm. Each kit comes with a stainless steel guidewire and needle. Kit configurations are listed below:
Item Code |
Sheath |
Dilator |
Mini-Guidewire |
Needle |
Access Method |
80-1050 |
SS Kit – 5F 10cm |
0.021” |
Flex Straight 0.021” x 45cm |
21G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1055 |
SS Kit – 5F 10cm |
0.025” |
Flex Straight 0.025” x 45cm |
20G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1060 |
SS Kit – 6F 10cm |
0.021” |
Flex Straight 0.021” x 45cm |
21G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1065 |
SS Kit – 6F 10cm |
0.025” |
Flex Straight 0.025” x 45cm |
20G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1070 |
SS Kit – 7F 10cm |
0.021” |
Flex Straight 0.021” x 45cm |
21G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1075 |
SS Kit – 7F 10cm |
0.025” |
Flex Straight 0.025” x 45cm |
20G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1650 |
SS Kit – 5F 16cm |
0.021” |
Flex Straight 0.021” x 80cm |
21G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1660 |
SS Kit – 6F 16cm |
0.021” |
Flex Straight 0.021” x 80cm |
21G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
80-1670 |
SS Kit – 7F 16cm |
0.021” |
Flex Straight 0.021” x 80cm |
21G 35mm |
Anterior Wall |
The GLIDESHEATH SLENDER Access Kit is intended for double wall puncture and is available in 5F, 6F and 7F sizes with length options of 10cm and 16cm. Each kit comes with a plastic jacketed guidewire and angiocath needle. Kit configurations are listed below:
Item Code |
Sheath |
Dilator |
Mini-Guidewire |
Needle |
Access Method |
60-1050 |
A-Kit – 5F 10cm |
0.021” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.021” x 45cm |
22G 25mm |
Double Wall |
60-1055 |
A-Kit – 5F 10cm |
0.025” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.025” x 45cm |
20G 32mm |
Double Wall |
60-1060 |
A-Kit – 6F 10cm |
0.021” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.021” x 45cm |
22G 25mm |
Double Wall |
60-1065 |
A-Kit – 6F 10cm |
0.025” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.025” x 45cm |
20G 32mm |
Double Wall |
60-1070 |
A-Kit – 7F 10cm |
0.021” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.021” x 45cm |
22G 25mm |
Double Wall |
60-1075 |
A-Kit – 7F 10cm |
0.025” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.025” x 45cm |
20G 32mm |
Double Wall |
60-1650 |
A-Kit – 5F 16cm |
0.021” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.021” x 80cm |
22G 25mm |
Double Wall |
60-1660 |
A-Kit – 6F 16cm |
0.021” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.021” x 80cm |
22G 25mm |
Double Wall |
60-1670 |
A-Kit – 7F 16cm |
0.021” |
Plastic Shortangle 0.021” x 80cm |
22G 25mm |
Double Wall |
The GLIDESHEATH SLENDER Nitinol Kit is intended for anterior wall puncture and is available in 5F, 6F and 7F sizes with a length of 10cm. Each kit comes with a nitinol guidewire and needle. Kit configurations are listed below:
Item Code |
Sheath |
Dilator |
Mini-Guidewire |
Needle |
Access Method |
50-1050 |
Nitinol Kit – 5F 10cm |
0.021” |
Nitinol/Floppy 0.021” x 43cm |
21G 38mm |
Anterior Wall |
50-1060 |
Nitinol Kit – 6F 10cm |
0.021” |
Nitinol/Floppy 0.021” x 43cm |
21G 38mm |
Anterior Wall |
50-1070 |
Nitinol Kit – 7F 10cm |
0.021” |
Nitinol/Floppy 0.021” x 43cm |
21G 38mm |
Anterior Wall |
What is a vascular sheath?
A vascular sheath is a short, tubular introducer system designed to establish and maintain stable access to an artery or vein during endovascular procedures. Constructed with a hemostatic valve and side‐port, it allows repeated catheter and guidewire exchanges while minimizing blood loss and preserving access integrity.
In interventional radiology, the sheath is typically inserted over a guidewire following percutaneous vessel entry. Once positioned, it serves as a conduit that protects the vessel wall from repetitive instrumentation and provides a controlled pathway for diagnostic and therapeutic devices such as microcatheters, balloon systems, stents, and embolic delivery platforms.
Modern vascular sheaths are engineered with low‐profile designs, hydrophilic coatings for smoother insertion, and varying lengths and French sizes tailored to anatomical location and procedural complexity. The hemostasis valve maintains intraluminal pressure control, while the side‐arm enables contrast injection, pressure monitoring, or anticoagulation infusion without compromising sterility or access.
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1. Data on file.
3, 5. When compared to the existing thin wall sheaths on the market: Merit Prelude IDeal and Cordis RAIN Sheath. The third-party trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Data on file.
2. Mason. et al; Transradial Coronary Angiography and Intervention in ACS. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;11:e000035
4. Identified features are: “hydrophilic coating, smaller diameter and tapered tip design.” Mason. et al; Transradial Coronary Angiography and Intervention in ACS. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;11:e000035. When compared to the existing thin wall sheaths on the market: Merit Prelude IDeal and Cordis RAIN Sheath. The third-party trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Data on file.
6. The Glidesheath Slender Sheath demonstrated unmatched clinical evidence in a third-party meta-analysis of clinical access studies. Data on file.
7. Data on file, pertains to North American market only.
8. Saito S, et al. Influence of the ratio between radial artery inner diameter and sheath outer diameter on radial artery flow after transradial coronary intervention. Cath Cardio Inter. 1999;46(2):173-178.
