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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Neeraj Kumar Sharma, New Delhi, IN;
Sumit Agrawal, Haryana, IN;
Rupesh Kumar Pahwa, Gurugram, IN;
Qian Liu, Plymouth, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Galway, IE;
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A tightening port for use with a hub of an introducer sheath includes a cartridge for reversible engagement with a proximal end of the hub, the cartridge having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, a seal positioned within the lumen of the cartridge, a lock nut having an inner portion positioned within the lumen of the cartridge and an outer portion configured for engagement with the proximal end of the cartridge, such that the inner portion of the lock nut is configured to push the seal to reduce a size of an opening of the seal.