Patents Assigned to TFX Medical, Inc.
  • Peelable PTFE sheaths and methods for manufacture of same
    Patent number: 6663595
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved medical introducer devices which incorporate a single or multi-layer PTFE peelable sheath. Devices of the present invention are suitable for use in inserting an ancilliary medical device, e.g., a catheter, guide wire and the like, into a patient. Methods of the present invention also are disclosed which employ a precision sintering process in order to produce sheaths having excellent tear properties and optimal peelability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: TFX Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Dwight Spohn, Dean David Dinsmore
  • Peelable PTFE sheaths and methods for manufacture of same
    Patent number: 6454744
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved medical introducer devices which incorporate a single or multi-layer PTFE peelable sheath. Devices of the present invention are suitable for use in inserting an ancilliary medical device, e.g., a catheter, guide wire and the like, into a patient. Methods of the present invention also are disclosed which employ a precision sintering process in order to produce sheaths having excellent tear properties and optimal peelability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: TFX Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Dwight Spohn, Dean David Dinsmore