Patent ID: 9320508
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medical access sheath assembly comprising: a first member comprising a length with a channel therethrough, where the first member comprises a wall having a gap through the wall, where the channel is configured to expand from a first cross-sectional size to a larger second cross-sectional size, and where the gap is configured to enlarge as the channel expands; a second member connected to the first member, where the second member extends across the gap, and where the second member is configured to expand from a first configuration to a second configuration; and a third member removably located within the channel, wherein the third member is configured to keep the second member in the first configuration when the third member is located in the channel, and wherein the third member is configured to release the second member to the second configuration when the third member is removed from the channel.