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US 2025/0143879 A1Published application
Expandable Sheath Platforms
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsTyler Govek, William H. Peckels
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Abstract
In some examples, an expandable introducer sheath includes an clastic outer layer, and a liner disposed within the clastic outer layer and defining a lumen, the liner being capable of transitioning between a folded collapsed condition, and a star-shaped expanded condition.
Claims20
An expandable introducer sheath comprising:
- an elastic outer layer;
- and
- a liner disposed within the elastic outer layer and defining a lumen, the liner being capable of transitioning between a folded collapsed condition, and a star-shaped expanded condition.
An expandable introducer sheath comprising:
- an elastic outer layer;
- and
- an inflatable balloon disposed within the elastic outer layer, the inflatable balloon defining a lumen and being configured to transition between a collapsed condition, and an expanded condition.
An expandable introducer sheath comprising:
- an elastic outer layer;
- and
- a rigid C-shaped member disposed within the elastic outer layer, the rigid C-shaped member being configured to transition between a collapsed condition where ends of the C-shaped member are a first distance apart, and an expanded condition where ends of the C-shaped member are a second distance apart, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
An expandable introducer sheath comprising:
- an elastic outer layer;
- and
- a series of interconnected runners configured to transition between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.