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Patent No.:

US 9597063 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2010

Expandable introducer sheath to preserve guidewire access

Applicants:

Laveille K. Voss, Belmont, CA (US);

Kelly J. Mccrystle, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Laveille K. Voss, Belmont, CA (US);

Kelly J. McCrystle, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US);

Attorneys:

Workman Nydegger

Randy Shen

Primary Examiner:

Scott Medway

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00668 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract

An introducer sheath is described. The introducer sheath may include a tubular body. The tubular body may extend from a distal end toward a proximal end. The tubular body may include a lumen. The lumen may at least partially be defined by a wall. A channel may be disposed within the wall. The channel may be configured to receive a guidewire. The tubular body may include an expandable portion expandable to increase a cross-sectional area of the lumen.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Voss, Laveille. (2017). Expandable introducer sheath to preserve guidewire access (U.S. Patent No. 9597063). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9597063

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