Patent · US Expired

Hemostasis valve

US7081106B1 · kind B1 · utility

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31References

28Claims

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Assignee

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. · US

Inventors

Xiaoping Guo · Eden Prairie, US
Richard E. Stehr · Stillwater, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2003
Grant date	Jul 25, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2039/0686
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hemostasis cannula unit including a valve housing, a cap, and a hemostasis valve, wherein the hemostasis valve includes a valve gasket and a valve membrane compressed against the valve gasket by the valve housing, wherein the valve gasket is thicker than the valve membrane.

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