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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
John Hall, Bountiful, UT (US);
Wayne Mower, Bountiful, UT (US);
Doug Friedrichs, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lucia Irazabal, Holladay, UT (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices used to provide vascular access, methods of manufacture, and methods of use are disclosed. The devices may be a vascular graft having a wall configured to seal following repeated punctures with a needle. The wall may include a plurality of layers of differing materials. The wall may also include a bead configured to prevent kinking of the vascular graft. The bead may be spirally wrapped around the vascular graft or be discrete C-shaped beads that provide a gap for needle access.