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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
David J. Arcaro, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
James L. Goepfrich, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
William Wilkie, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01); B29C 64/135 (2017.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/228 (2013.01); A61M 39/0613 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0673 (2013.01); B29C 64/135 (2017.08); B29L 2031/7546 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); Y10T 29/49764 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49904 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49925 (2015.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a valve used in medical procedures. More specifically the invention relates to an introducer sheath valve used in minimally invasive and conventional surgical procedures. The valve may accommodate a wide range of surgical implement diameters, shapes, and multiple implements without imposing the high frictional forces of known valves.