Patent ID: 8298189
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A hemostasis valve seal for a tearaway sheath assembly, comprising: a valve seal body extending from a proximal valve end to a distal valve end and defining an internal cavity extending from the proximal valve end toward the distal valve end, the proximal valve end includes a cylindrical wall defining a generally open end and tapered side walls extend from the cylindrical wall to the valve distal end which is generally closed except for a transverse slit through the distal valve end; and a pair of opposed frangible webs defined to extend axially along the valve seat body aligned with the transverse slit in a given plane, each frangible web includes a V-shaped groove extending along an inside surface of the valve seal body, each V-shaped groove tapering from the inside surface to a groove bottom which is spaced from an outside surface of the valve seal body.