Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Introducer sheath having a multi-layer hub
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Application No.: US15438917Application Date: 2017-02-22
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Publication No.: US10709476B2Publication Date: 2020-07-14
- Inventor: John Murphy
- Applicant: Abiomed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Danvers
- Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Danvers
- Agency: Botos Churchill IP Law LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/34
- IPC: A61B17/34 ; A61M25/06 ; A61M1/12 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An introducer assembly includes an elongate sheath sized for insertion into a blood vessel of a patient and a hub. The hub can be coupled to a proximal portion of the sheath and can include a first hub portion and a second hub portion. The hub can include various features to facilitate breaking apart or separating the introducer assembly from a patient. For example, the first hub portion can have a first notch which can facilitate breaking, splitting, or fracturing the hub. The second hub portion can partially surround the first hub portion and can include two wings and an opening disposed above the first notch. The first hub portion can be formed from a first material and second hub portion can be formed from a second material. In some embodiments, the second material can be stiffer than the first material to facilitate fracturing the hub.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170238965A1 INTRODUCER SHEATH HAVING A MULTI-LAYER HUB Public/Granted day:2017-08-24
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