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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Philippe Marchand, Munich, DE;
David M. Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Robert Milich, Long Beach, CA (US);
David J. Evans, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher Chia, Irvine, CA (US);
Ronaldo C. Cayabyab, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Robert Bowes, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an introducer device for introducing a medical device into a patient's vasculature. In one embodiment, the introducer device comprises a housing, a distal sheath adapted to be inserted into a patient's vasculature with the housing positioned outside of the patient's vasculature, a hemostatic seal mounted within the housing, and a tube positioned within the housing and movable longitudinally relative to the hemostatic seal between a proximal position and a distal position. In the proximal position, a distal end of the tube is positioned proximal to the hemostatic seal with the hemostatic seal closed. In the distal position, the distal end of the tube extends through the hemostatic seal and permits the medical device to be inserted through the housing and into the patient's vasculature without contacting the hemostatic seal.