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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
David D. Grewe, West Lafayette, IN (US);
James D. Purdy, Lafayette, IN (US);
Kenneth Haselby, Battle Ground, IN (US);
David Brocker, Carmel, IN (US);
David D. Grewe, West Lafayette, IN (US);
James D. Purdy, Lafayette, IN (US);
Kenneth Haselby, Battle Ground, IN (US);
David Brocker, Carmel, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A delivery and deployment device comprises a sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen disposed therebetween; a dilator having a distal end slidingly disposed within the sheath lumen; a valve assembly comprising a valve housing affixed to the sheath and a valve disposed within the housing between the sheath and the dilator; and a valve lubrication mechanism disposed between the valve and the dilator.