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US 8,894,615 B2Granted
Introducer sheath and methods of making
AssigneeAbbott Vascular Inc.
InventorLaveille Kao Voss
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Abstract
An introducer sheath and methods of making the introducer sheath are described. The introducer sheath may include a hub portion and a tubular portion. The hub portion may include a substantially non-planar valve portion in a relaxed state. The valve portion may include an aperture configured to receive a medical device. A hub portion may be formed using a forming device. An aperture may be formed through a distal surface of the valve portion. A valve portion may be formed in a cap defining a cavity sized to elastically receive a proximal end of the hub portion.
Claims11
An introducer sheath, comprising:
- an elongate tubular portion having a longitudinal axis, the elongate tubular portion being elastically deformable about the longitudinal axis;
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- a hub portion, the hub portion having proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being substantially wider than the distal end and the distal end secured to the elongate tubular portion;
- a valved cover elastically secured over the proximal end of the hub portion, the valved cover defining a non-planar outer surface in a relaxed state, the outer surface defining an aperture configured to receive a medical device.
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An assembly comprising:
- an elongate tubular portion having a longitudinal axis, the elongate tubular portion being elastically deformable about the longitudinal axis;
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- a hub portion, the hub portion having proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being substantially wider than the distal end and the distal end secured to the elongate tubular portion, the hub portion and elongate tubular portion defining a lumen;
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- a valved cover comprising a top portion extending transverse to the longitudinal axis and a sidewall portion extending from the top portion towards the distal end, the top portion and the sidewall portion collectively defining a cavity sized to elastically receive a portion of the hub portion, the valved cover further defining a valve in fluid communication with the lumen and configured to receive a medical device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.