Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated expandable access for medical device introducer
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Application No.: US17511060Application Date: 2021-10-26
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Publication No.: US11806046B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Glen R. Fantuzzi , Thorsten Siess
- 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 ; A61M60/841 ; A61M60/295 ; A61M60/13 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M25/06

Abstract:
An integrated sheath assembly for inserting a medical device such as a percutaneous pump into a vessel can include a first sheath having a first lumen defining a first opening between proximal and distal ends of the first sheath for passage of a portion of the pump and a second sheath having a second lumen defining a second opening between proximal and distal ends of the second sheath. The second lumen is expandable to allow passage of the first sheath containing the portion of the pump. The first sheath fills a space between the second sheath and the portion of the percutaneous pump when the first sheath containing the percutaneous pump is inserted into the second lumen. The first sheath has a first hub, and the second sheath has a second hub. In some embodiments, a single sheath and a movable connector can be integrated on the medical device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220096125A1 INTEGRATED EXPANDABLE ACCESS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE INTRODUCER Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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