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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/40 (2016.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0668 (2013.01); A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3409 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61B 17/3431 (2013.01); A61B 90/40 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); A61N 2001/0578 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device may include an introducer sheath, having a distal and a proximal end and a lumen extending from the distal end to the proximal end. The introducer sheath may also include a tab formed at the distal end and extending distal to the lumen, and a frangible portion extending between the distal end and the proximal end.