Patent · US Expired

Surface access hemostatic valve

US6090067A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1998
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2039/0276
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surface access hemostatic valve comprises a tube and a hemostatic valve mounted at the distal end of the tube for positioning at the surface of the skin of the patient. The graft having the surface access hemostatic valve mounted thereon is surgically installed in the skin of the patient. Thereafter the interior of the tube is sterilized and an access member is inserted through the hemostatic valve, through the tube, and into the interior of the graft.

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