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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Angiodynamics, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Miller, Queensbury, NY (US);
Assignee:
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC., Latham, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 1/3653 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61M 2039/242 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2426 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49412 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling fluid flow to provide long-term access to the vascular system, and methods of making the same, are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention describe a wedge or other similarly shaped geometrical features for fixing an elastic component and controlling an internal stress of the elastic component.