Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable sheath and methods of using the same
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Application No.: US18437821Application Date: 2024-02-09
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Publication No.: US12213880B2Publication Date: 2025-02-04
- Inventor: Thanh Huy Le , Tung T. Le , Sovanpheap Mak , Alpana Kiran Gowdar , Richard D. White , Sonny Tran
- Applicant: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
- Agent Jessica A. Keesee
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M39/06 ; B29C65/00 ; B29D23/00

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are expandable introducer sheaths and methods of making and using the same. The sheaths minimize trauma to a patient's vasculature by allowing for temporary expansion of a portion of the sheath to accommodate passage of a delivery system for an implant, then return to a non-expanded state after the passage of the device. The sheath includes a foldable inner member having a detached flap structure at its distal tip that facilitates expansion of the sheath lumen to increased diameters, and an elastomeric distal end that reduces push and retrieval forces therethrough. The sheath can include a hemostasis seal on its proximal end to prevent the leakage of blood out of the sheath and prevent ballooning of outer layer of the sheath.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240180700A1 EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2024-06-06
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