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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Vascular Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Laveille Kao Voss, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT VASCULAR INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3498 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/0023 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
An introducer sheath and methods of making the introducer sheath are described. The introducer sheath may include a hub portion and a tubular portion. The hub portion may include a substantially non-planar valve portion in a relaxed state. The valve portion may include an aperture configured to receive a medical device. A hub portion may be formed using a forming device. An aperture may be formed through a distal surface of the valve portion.