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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Marcia Buiser, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ashley Seehusen, Newton, MA (US);
Christopher J. Elliott, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Aidan O'connor, Douglas, IE;
Patrick G. O'connor, Saint Joseph Road, IE;
Mike Sheehy, Passage West, IE;
Marcia Buiser, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ashley Seehusen, Newton, MA (US);
Christopher J. Elliott, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Aidan O'Connor, Douglas, IE;
Patrick G. O'Connor, Saint Joseph Road, IE;
Mike Sheehy, Passage West, IE;
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes an introducer sheath. The sheath may comprise a first proximal elongated section having a first outer diameter and a first inner diameter, and a main body elongated section having a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter, wherein the second outer diameter is larger than the first outer diameter. The sheath may further include a distal section having an outer wall that tapers from the second outer diameter of the main body elongated section to a smaller distal outer diameter.