Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable introducer sheath to preserve guidewire access
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Application No.: US13835570Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09889275B2Publication Date: 2018-02-13
- Inventor: Laveille Kao Voss , Kelly J. McCrystle , Arkady Kokish
- Applicant: Abbott Laboratories
- Applicant Address: US IL Abbott Park
- Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
- Current Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Abbott Park
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Agent Randy Shen
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61M25/04 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/34 ; A61M25/06 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/22 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
An introducer sheath is described. The introducer sheath may include a tubular body. The tubular body may extend from a distal end toward a proximal end. The tubular body may include a lumen. The lumen may at least partially be defined by a wall. A channel may be disposed within the wall. The channel may be configured to receive a guidewire. The tubular body may include an expandable portion expandable to increase a cross-sectional area of the lumen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130211324A1 EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER SHEATH TO PRESERVE GUIDEWIRE ACCESS Public/Granted day:2013-08-15
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