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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:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Rg Innovation, Llc, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brooke Ren, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jason Galdonik, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
RG Innovation, LLC, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0023 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0024 (2013.01);
Abstract
The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to introducer sheaths having an expandable and retractable shaft configured to receive a positionable medical device therethrough. In some embodiments, the shaft is selectively expandable and retractable based on the position of the positionable device within the shaft.