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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
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, San Jose, 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 and methods for introducing a medical device into a patient's vasculature. In one embodiment, a method of using an introducer device including a housing, a hemostatic seal mounted within the housing, and a tube extending into the housing and movable longitudinally relative to the hemostatic seal between a proximal position and a distal position, includes moving the tube to the distal position such that the distal end of the tube extends through the hemostatic seal. The method further includes inserting a distal end portion of the medical device through the tube and into the patient's vasculature without contacting the hemostatic seal.