Abstract: A tracheostomy dilator may include a distal portion, a handle portion, a lumen, and a proximal portion. The distal portion may have a curve extending to a distal opening and be configured to dilate a tracheostomy. The handle portion may be proximal of the distal portion and be configured to be grasped by a user. The lumen may be configured to receive a guidewire. The proximal portion may be proximal of the handle portion and have a proximal opening in communication with the lumen. The proximal portion may be configured to deflect the guidewire at an angle of at least 30 degrees from a longitudinal axis of the handle portion.

Abstract: A catheter assembly may include a catheter member having a proximal portion and an outer surface; an introducer having a lumen configured to receive the proximal portion of the catheter member; and a sleeve having a compressed portion housed in the lumen of the introducer, the sleeve being configured to evert over the outer surface as the catheter member is inserted through the lumen of the introducer. The proximal portion of the catheter member may be configured to push a distal portion of the sleeve proximally, and the compressed portion of the sleeve may form a soft proximal tip of the catheter assembly as the catheter member exits a proximal opening of the introducer.