Introducer device for medical procedures

US11883285B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Philippe Marchand · Munich, DE
• David M. Taylor · Lake Forest, US
• Robert Milich · Long Beach, US
• David J. Evans · Irvine, US
• Christopher Chia · Al Khobar, SA
• Ronaldo C. Cayabyab · Mission Viejo, US
• Robert Bowes · Trabuco Canyon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 26, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 30, 2024
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M39/0613
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an introducer device and methods for introducing a medical device into a patient's vasculature. In one embodiment, a method of using an introducer device including a housing, a hemostatic seal mounted within the housing, and a tube extending into the housing and movable longitudinally relative to the hemostatic seal between a proximal position and a distal position, includes moving the tube to the distal position such that the distal end of the tube extends through the hemostatic seal. The method further includes inserting a distal end portion of the medical device through the tube and into the patient's vasculature without contacting the hemostatic seal.