EXPANDABLE SHEATH
    1.
    发明公开
    EXPANDABLE SHEATH 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230355389A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US18354566

    申请日:2023-07-18

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24

    CPC分类号: A61F2/2436 A61F2002/9623

    摘要: An expandable sheath including an elongated inner member defining a central lumen extending therethrough. The inner member includes a first circumferential portion including a first and second longitudinal edges, and a second circumferential portion extending between the first and second longitudinal edges. The wall thickness of the first circumferential portion is greater than the wall thickness of the second circumferential portion. The elongated inner member is configured to transition from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration in response to a radially outward force on an inner surface of the central lumen. In the unexpanded configuration, the elongated inner member is creased proximate the first and second longitudinal edges into a folded configuration such that the second circumferential portion is positioned at least partially radially inward of the first circumferential portion.

    EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR INTRODUCING AN ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY DEVICE INTO A BODY

    公开(公告)号:US20230056245A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17981395

    申请日:2022-11-05

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24

    摘要: Examples of an expandable sheath can be used in conjunction with a catheter assembly to introduce a prosthetic device, such as a heart valve, into a patient. Such examples can minimize trauma to the vessel by allowing for temporary expansion of a portion of the introducer sheath to accommodate the delivery apparatus, followed by a return to the original diameter once the prosthetic device passes through. Some examples can include a sheath with inner and outer layers, where a folded portion of the inner layer extends through a slit in the outer layer and a portion of the outer layer overlaps the folded portion of the inner layer. Some examples include an elastic outer cover positioned outside the outer layer. Examples of the present expandable sheath can avoid the need for multiple insertions for the dilation of the vessel, thus offering advantages over prior art introducer sheaths.

    INTRAVASCULAR INTRODUCER DEVICES
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220000618A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17479225

    申请日:2021-09-20

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24

    摘要: Disclosed embodiments of introducer devices provide hemostatic sealing and allow a delivery catheter to be inserted through the introducer seals without the use of a separate loader device that covers a medical device that is mounted on the catheter. Some disclosed introducers comprise a housing, a distal sheath extending distally from the housing and adapted to be inserted into a patient's vasculature, a distal hemostatic seal mounted within the housing and a proximal hemostatic seal mounted within the housing, and a slidable tube positioned within the housing that is movable longitudinally relative to the distal hemostatic seal between a proximal position and a distal position, wherein in the proximal position a distal end of the tube is positioned proximal to the distal hemostatic seal with the distal hemostatic seal closed, and wherein in the distal position the distal end of the tube extends through the distal hemostatic seal.

    EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20200261227A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16865656

    申请日:2020-05-04

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24

    摘要: 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.