Patent ID: 9278188
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a sheath introducer, comprising: providing a splittable sheath; attaching a splittable hub to a proximal end of the splittable sheath, the splittable hub including a cavity having a threaded section and a valve disposed in the cavity; and disposing a valve actuator in the cavity, the valve actuator including threads on an external surface thereof threadably engaged with the hub along the threaded section of the cavity, the valve actuator opening the valve upon rotation of the valve actuator from a first position, in which a bottom surface of the valve actuator is proximal to an upper surface of the valve, to a second position, in which the bottom surface of the valve actuator is distal to the upper surface of the valve.