Patent · US Active

Sealing for medical devices/instruments

US8298209B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ronald A. Drake · St. Louis Park, US
Stanten C. Spear · Arden Hills, US
Lester O. Stener · Hudson, US
Gary R. Fiedler · Plymouth, US
Scott W. Hayden · Maple Grove, US
Kendra Yasger · Big Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 30, 2010
Grant date	Oct 30, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0675
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A seal member for assembly within, or a seal zone portion of, a lumen of a medical instrument/device includes a slit segment and a bore, wherein the slit segment intersects with a funnel-like segment of the bore.

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