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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Robert E. Fischell, Dayton, MD (US);
Tim A. Fischell, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David R. Fischell, Fairhaven, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Fischell, Dayton, MD (US);
Tim A. Fischell, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David R. Fischell, Fairhaven, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Fischell Innovations, LLC, Dayton, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thin-walled introducer sheath is described. In some embodiments, the introducer sheath includes structural support components, such as wires, used in connection with a polymeric inner coating, a polymeric outer coating, or both. Further, in some embodiments, the wire components are annealed to reduce cold-work-related stresses and hardness. Use of annealed components may enable a reduction in the thickness of the polymeric outer coating in some applications.