Catheter introducer including a valve and valve actuator
US9278188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0188
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Sheath introducers and methods for making and using. A method of making a sheath introducer may include providing a splittable sheath, attaching a splittable hub to the proximal end of the splittable sheath, the splittable hub including a cavity having a threaded section and a valve disposed in the cavity, and disposing a valve actuator in the cavity, the valve actuator including threads on an external surface thereof threadably engaged with the hub along the threaded section of the cavity, the valve actuator opening the valve upon rotation of the valve actuator from a first position, in which a bottom surface of the valve actuator is proximal to an upper surface of the valve, to a second position, in which the bottom surface of the valve actuator is distal to the upper surface of the valve.
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