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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Michael Aman, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Daniel Weinlick, Chesterbrook, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Aman, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Daniel Weinlick, Chesterbrook, PA (US);
Assignee:
Teleflex Medical Incorporated, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a dilator with a tip that has a bump, an assembly comprising the dilator and a sheath, and methods of use, where the bump on the tip is configured to reduce or minimize damage to the sheath, and to prevent trauma to a patient during insertion or removal.