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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
Applicant:
Stephen C. Miller, Queensbury, NY (US);
Inventor:
Stephen C. Miller, Queensbury, NY (US);
Assignee:
Navilyst Medical, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling fluid flow to provide long-term access to the vascular system, and methods of making the same, are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention describe a wedge or other similarly shaped geometrical feature for fixing an elastic component and controlling an internal stress of the elastic component.