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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Brian C. Holm, Mountain View, CA (US);
Shane P. Rogers, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0105 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract
An introducer assembly includes a valve having a first end and an opposite second end; a sheath fixedly secured to and extending axially from one of the first and second ends of the valve; a dilator extending through the valve and sheath; and a lock knob rotatable between locked and unlocked positions to releasably axially lock the tool relative to the sheath without causing corresponding rotation of the tool therewith.