IP Library Granted Patent US 12,636,478
Granted Patent B2
US 12,636,478 · App. 17/644,234 · Granted May 26, 2026

Hemostasis valve device

Inventors: Michael Dean Haslam (Sandy, UT); Jim Mottola (West Jordan, UT); Benjamin Rapoport (New York, NY); Thomas J. Oxley (New York, NY); Alexis Bruhat (New York, NY)
Assignees: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.; Icahn School of Medicine @ Mount Sinai
A61M39/0613A61M2039/062A61M2039/0673
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Patent No.
US 12,636,478
App. No.
17/644,234
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Hemostasis valve devices and methods of use are disclosed. The hemostasis valve devices include a body member, a slide member, an introducer member, a valve cap, and a valve member. The body member and slide member can be gripped by a user's finger and thumb, respectively. The slide member can be distally displaced by the user's thumb to distally displace the introducer member through the valve member to open the valve member to allow passage of a medical appliance through the valve member. The introducer member can be selectively locked in a distal position to keep the valve open.

Claims (57)

1 . A hemostasis valve device, comprising:

a body member comprising:

a body bore extending therethrough;

a side-arm comprising a side-arm bore in communication with the body bore;

a finger grip portion configured to be gripped by a finger of a user; and

a guide rail extending along an exterior surface of the body member and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the body member;

a slide member coupleable to the body member comprising:

a thumb grip portion comprising a thumb tab, the thumb grip extending from the slide member to a distal end, the thumb grip extending radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the slide member such that the distal end is disposed radially outward from the slide member;

a guide slot disposed in an interior surface of the slide member and aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide member, wherein the slot is configured to slidingly receive the rail;

a cap portion disposed at a proximal end of the slide member and comprising internal, distally directed cap teeth;

an introducer member comprising:

an introducer bore passing therethrough;

a nose portion disposed at a distal end;

a head portion disposed at a proximal end and comprising external, proximally directed head teeth configured to operably engage with the internal, distally directed teeth when the hemostasis valve device is in an actuating state; and

a body portion extending between the nose portion and the head portion and comprising a guide member extending radially outward from an exterior surface;

a valve cap fixedly coupled to the body member, comprising:

an internal guide channel slidingly coupleable with the guide member when the hemostasis valve device is in the actuating state; and

an internal lock member coupleable with the guide member when the hemostasis valve device is in a locked open state;

a valve member disposed between the body member and the valve cap and penetrable by the nose portion; and

a resilient member disposed between the valve cap and the head portion.

2 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 .

wherein the finger grip portion is disposed distally of and coupled to the side-arm; and

wherein the finger grip portion comprises an arcuate shape.

3 . The hemostasis valve of claim 1 , wherein the thumb tab is disposed distally of the valve.

4 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , wherein the thumb tab is disposed circumferentially 180 degrees from the finger grip portion to allow the user to grip the hemostasis valve device between a thumb and a finger.

5 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , wherein the thumb tab is configured to be engaged by a thumb of the user to longitudinally displace the slide member relative to the body.

6 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , wherein the nose portion is configured to penetrate through the valve member when the introducer member is distally displaced by the slide member.

7 . The hemostasis valve device claim 1 , wherein the introducer member is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the hemostasis valve device.

8 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , wherein the introducer member is distally displaceable by the slide member when the hemostasis valve device is in the actuating state.

9 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , wherein the introducer member is prevented from proximal movement when the hemostasis valve device is in the locked open state.

10 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , wherein the nose portion is disposed through the valve member when the hemostasis valve device is in the locked open state.

11 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , further comprising a fluid fitting coupled to a distal end of the body member and in fluid communication with the body bore.

12 . The hemostasis valve of claim 1 , wherein the thumb tab is disposed distal of a proximal portion of the finger grip portion.

13 . The hemostasis valve of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the thumb tab extends radially outward at a right angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the slide member.

14 . The hemostasis valve of claim 1 , wherein the thumb tab comprises a concave arcuate surface.

15 . A hemostasis valve device, comprising:

a body member comprising:

a body bore extending therethrough;

a side-arm comprising a side-arm bore in communication with the body bore;

a finger grip portion configured to be gripped by a finger of a user; and

a guide rail extending along an exterior surface of the body member and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the body member;

a slide member coupleable to the body member comprising:

a thumb grip portion comprising a thumb tab disposed at a distal end of the thumb grip portion, the thumb grip extending radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the slide member such that the thumb tab is disposed radially outward from the slide member;

a guide slot disposed in an interior surface of the slide member and aligned with the longitudinal axis of the slide member, wherein the slot is configured to slidingly receive the rail;

a cap portion disposed at a proximal end of the slide member; and

an introducer portion extending distally from the cap portion comprising:

an introducer bore passing therethrough;

a nose portion disposed at a distal end; and

a valve cap fixedly coupled to the body member, comprising:

a valve member disposed between the body member and the valve cap and penetrable by the nose portion.

16 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 15 , wherein the thumb grip portion extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the slide member.

17 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 15 ,

wherein the finger grip portion is disposed distally of and coupled to the side-arm; and

wherein the finger grip portion comprises an arcuate shape.

18 . The hemostasis valve of claim 15 , wherein the thumb tab is disposed distally of the valve.

19 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 15 , wherein the thumb tab is disposed circumferentially 180 degrees from the finger grip portion to allow the user to grip the hemostasis valve device between a thumb and a finger.

20 . The hemostasis valve device of claim 1 , wherein the thumb tab is configured to be engaged by a thumb of the user to longitudinally displace the slide member relative to the body.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2026
From: RAPOPORT, BENJAMIN, DR.
To: ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
Reel/Frame 073641/0274 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 73144 FRAME: 842. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Dec 10, 2025
From: OXLEY, THOMAS J., DR.; BRUHAT, ALEXIS
To: ICAHAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
Reel/Frame 073907/0507 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2025
From: OXLEY, THOMAS J., DR.; BRUHAT, ALEXIS
To: ICAHAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUTH SINAI
Reel/Frame 073144/0842 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2025
From: HASLAM, MICHAEL DEAN; MOTTOLA, JIM
To: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 072765/0464 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2023
From: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 064599/0760 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63124996 · Dec 14, 2020
Related Publication 20220184367A1 · Jun 16, 2022
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