US 11,911,072 B2
Variable size repositioning sheath
Glen Fantuzzi, Danvers, MA (US); Christopher Korkuch, Danvers, MA (US); Caitlyn Hastie, Danvers, MA (US); Robert Fishman, Danvers, MA (US); Akshay Ashok, Danvers, MA (US); and John Modlish, Danvers, MA (US)
Assigned to ABIOMED, INC., Danvers, MA (US)
Filed by ABIOMED, Inc., Danvers, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/854,357.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/836,960, filed on Apr. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0330667 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/174 (2021.01); A61M 60/554 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/816 (2021.01); A61M 60/416 (2021.01); A61M 60/865 (2021.01)
CPC A61B 17/3439 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 60/174 (2021.01); A61M 60/216 (2021.01); A61M 60/414 (2021.01); A61M 60/416 (2021.01); A61M 60/554 (2021.01); A61M 60/816 (2021.01); A61M 60/829 (2021.01); A61M 60/865 (2021.01)] 22 Claims
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1. A sheath assembly for the insertion of a medical device into a blood vessel, the sheath assembly comprising:
an introducer sheath, wherein the introducer sheath is connected to an introducer sheath hub; and
a variable size repositioning sheath configured to be inserted into a blood vessel and to be adjustable in size in a radial direction, wherein the variable size repositioning sheath is connected to a repositioning sheath hub forming a sizing device, the sizing device configured to adjust the variable size repositioning sheath in a radial direction;
wherein the repositioning sheath hub is attached to the introducer sheath hub.