Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Steven A. McAuley
  • Patent number: 6458103
    Abstract: A hemostasis valve which has a varying diameter. The hemostasis valve is actuated by a mechanism which provides mechanical advantage. Actuation of the hemostatis valve provides selective incremental sizing such that the valve will fit a variety of different intravascular devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Albert, Ronald L. West, Theodore C. Lamson