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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Cathal Joseph McLaughlin, Letterkenny, IE;
James M. Anderson, Corcoran, MN (US);
Roger W. McGowan, Ostego, MN (US);
Gregory Dyer, New Brighton, MN (US);
Erik Joseph Haun, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shawn M. Wignall, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An example dilator is disclosed. The example dilator includes a hub and an elongate shaft having a distal end region, a proximal end region and a cross-sectional profile. Additionally, the proximal end region of the elongate shaft is coupled to the hub and the elongate shaft is configured to extend through at least a portion of a lumen of an expandable introducer sheath. Additionally, the cross-sectional profile of the elongate shaft includes at least one engagement portion and at least a portion of the expandable introducer sheath extends into the at least one engagement portion of the dilator.