US 11,850,392 B2
Valve for dilator and sheath assembly
John Stephens, Perkiomenville, PA (US); Kevin E. Sanford, Chalfont, PA (US); Jeffrey S. Bennett, Pottstown, PA (US); Burton W. Thomas, Broomall, PA (US); W. Shaun Wall, North Wales, PA (US); and Christian K. Peterson, Pottstown, PA (US)
Assigned to MEDICAL COMPONENTS INC., Harleysville, PA (US)
Filed by MEDICAL COMPONENTS INC., Harleysville, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/072,421.
Application 17/072,421 is a continuation of application No. 15/718,722, filed on Sep. 28, 2017, granted, now 11,565,101.
Application 15/718,722 is a continuation of application No. 13/832,294, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/725,509, filed on Nov. 13, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/648,132, filed on May 17, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0031023 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/22 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0668 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61M 39/0606 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); A61M 2039/064 (2013.01); A61M 2039/066 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valve for sealing a hub of a sheath assembly, the valve comprising:
a valve body with a thickness between a proximal surface and a distal surface,
the valve body including a bisecting slot extending into and across the proximal surface of the valve body and terminating at a depth less than the thickness of the valve body such that a remaining portion of the valve body distal of the slot defines a bridge extending between opposed halves of the distal surface of an outside portion of the bridge under the bisecting slot such that the distal surface of the valve body is substantially continuous,
wherein a central portion of the proximal surface of the valve body is convex and defines a convex proximal portion; and
wherein the central portion includes a pilot hole coaxial with the valve body.