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US 12,310,621 · App. 17/749,498 · Granted May 27, 2025

Introducer sheath having a multi-layer hub

Inventor: John Murphy (Danvers, MA)
Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.
A61B17/3468A61B17/34A61B17/3423A61M25/0668A61M60/148A61B2017/0046A61B17/3401
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Patent No.
US 12,310,621
App. No.
17/749,498
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An introducer assembly includes an elongate sheath sized for insertion into a blood vessel of a patient and a hub. The hub can be coupled to a proximal portion of the sheath and can include a first hub portion and a second hub portion. The hub can include various features to facilitate breaking apart or separating the introducer assembly from a patient. For example, the first hub portion can have a first notch which can facilitate breaking, splitting, or fracturing the hub. The second hub portion can partially surround the first hub portion and can include two wings and an opening disposed above the first notch. The first hub portion can be formed from a first material and second hub portion can be formed from a second material. In some embodiments, the second material can be stiffer than the first material to facilitate fracturing the hub.

Claims (27)

1. An introducer assembly comprising:

an elongate sheath sized for insertion into a blood vessel of a patient, the elongate sheath having a longitudinal axis; and

a hub coupled to a proximal portion of the elongate sheath, the hub comprising:

a first hub portion having a first notch, a first ridge, and a second ridge, wherein the first ridge and the second ridge define edges of the first notch, and wherein the first ridge and the second ridge extend laterally from the first hub portion; and

a second hub portion partially surrounding the first hub portion, wherein the second hub portion is over-molded on the first hub portion, and wherein the second hub portion comprises:

two wings; and

an opening disposed above the first notch,

wherein the first hub portion comprises a first material and the second hub portion comprises a second material, the first material differing from the second material.

2. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first material has a first ultimate strength and the second material has a second ultimate strength, the second ultimate strength being greater than the first ultimate strength.

3. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first material has a first stiffness and the second material has a second stiffness, the second stiffness being greater than the first stiffness.

4. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first notch is oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate sheath.

5. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hub is configured to break at the first notch along a direction of the longitudinal axis of the elongate sheath.

6. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongate sheath further comprises a longitudinal scoring parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate sheath.

7. The introducer assembly of claim 6 , wherein the elongate sheath is configured to tear along the longitudinal scoring parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate sheath.

8. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first hub portion and the elongate sheath form a hemostatic bond.

9. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wings each comprise a wide face and a narrow face, and the wide face is normal to the longitudinal axis of the elongate sheath.

10. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wings each comprise a wide face and a narrow face, and the narrow face is normal to the longitudinal axis of the elongate sheath.

11. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first hub portion comprises a second notch.

12. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first material has a hardness of about 45 Shore D.

13. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second material has a hardness in a range of about 68-72 Shore D.

14. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hub has a minimum diameter of about 9 Fr.

15. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first hub portion at the first notch is variable along a length of the first notch.

16. The introducer assembly of claim 15 , wherein the thickness of the first hub portion at the first notch is greatest at a proximal end portion of the first hub portion.

17. The introducer assembly of claim 16 , wherein the thickness of the first hub portion at the first notch is between about 0.01 inches and 0.012 inches at the proximal end portion of the first hub portion.

18. The introducer assembly of claim 16 , wherein the thickness of the first hub portion at the first notch is between about 0.004 inches and 0.006 inches at a distal end portion of the first hub portion.

19. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second hub portion is over-molded on the first hub portion such that a hemostatic bond is formed between the second hub portion and the first hub portion.

20. The introducer assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second hub portion is over-molded on the the first ridge and the second ridge.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2022
From: MURPHY, JOHN
To: ABIOMED, INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 16895455 · Jun 8, 2020
Continuation 15438917 · Feb 22, 2017
Provisional Application 62298171 · Feb 22, 2016
Related Publication 20220346836A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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