Patent ID: 9314605
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61M,B29C,B29L,B33Y,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of assembling an introducer sheath valve comprising: (a) providing an outer tube formed of an elastomeric material; (b) attaching a ring to one end of the outer tube and attaching a ring having a fill port to an opposite end of the outer tube forming an outer tube assembly; (c) attaching a ring to one end of an inner tube and attaching a ring to an opposite end of the inner tube forming an inner tube assembly, wherein the inner tube comprises a collapsible portion; (d) inserting the inner tube assembly into the outer tube assembly; (e) attaching the inner tube assembly to a front fitting; (f) attaching the outer tube assembly onto a surface of the front fitting; (g) attaching the inner tube assembly to a rear fitting; (h) attaching the ring having the fill port to the rear fitting; (i) pressurizing a space between the inner tube and the outer tube to collapse the collapsible portion of the inner tube by filling the space via the fill port, the outer tube distending upon pressurizing the space providing a visual indicator that the space has been pressurized.