Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve assembly for medical procedures
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Application No.: US12477470Application Date: 2009-06-03
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Publication No.: US09314605B2Publication Date: 2016-04-19
- Inventor: David J. Arcaro , James L. Goepfrich , William Wilkie
- Applicant: David J. Arcaro , James L. Goepfrich , William Wilkie
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Current Assignee: W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Agency: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/34
- IPC: A61B17/34 ; B23P11/00 ; A61M39/06 ; A61M39/22
Abstract:
The invention relates to a valve used in medical procedures. More specifically the invention relates to an introducer sheath valve used in minimally invasive and conventional surgical procedures. The valve may accommodate a wide range of surgical implement diameters, shapes, and multiple implements without imposing the high frictional forces of known valves.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090306598A1 Valve assembly for medical procedures Public/Granted day:2009-12-10
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