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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Terumo Medical Corporation, Somerset, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Busam, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Kendra Gallagher, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Terumo Medical Corporation, Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61M 39/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application discloses medical instruments that utilize self-healing polymers as all or portion of the valves and valve assemblies thereof, such that these valves can self-heal while or after being punctured by an ancillary device during a surgical procedure and thereby help minimize blood loss and achieve hemostasis.