Patents by Inventor ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.

ABBOTT VASCULAR INC. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • INTRODUCER SHEATH AND METHODS OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20130138043
    Abstract: An introducer sheath and methods of making the introducer sheath are described. The introducer sheath may include a hub portion and a tubular portion. The hub portion may include a substantially non-planar valve portion in a relaxed state. The valve portion may include an aperture configured to receive a medical device. A hub portion may be formed using a forming device. An aperture may be formed through a distal surface of the valve portion. A valve portion may be formed in a cap defining a cavity sized to elastically receive a proximal end of the hub portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.
    Inventor: ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.