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Patent US7892203 - Expandable transluminal sheath - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsDisclosed is an expandable transluminal sheath, for introduction into the body while in a first, low cross-sectional area configuration, and subsequent expansion of at least a part of the distal end of the sheath to a second, enlarged cross-sectional configuration. The distal end of the sheath is maintained...http://www.google.com/patents/US7892203?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7892203 - Expandable transluminal sheathAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7892203 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/199,566Publication dateFeb 22, 2011Filing dateAug 8, 2005Priority dateSep 9, 2004Also published asEP1793881A2, EP1793881A4, US8348892, US8764704, US20060052750, US20110306843, US20130261399, WO2006031582A2, WO2006031582A3Publication number11199566, 199566, US 7892203 B2, US 7892203B2, US-B2-7892203, US7892203 B2, US7892203B2InventorsJay Lenker, Edward J. Nance, Joseph Bishop, George F. KickOriginal AssigneeOnset Medical CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (51), Referenced by (6), Classifications (16), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetExpandable transluminal sheathUS 7892203 B2Abstract Disclosed is an expandable transluminal sheath, for introduction into the body while in a first, low cross-sectional area configuration, and subsequent expansion of at least a part of the distal end of the sheath to a second, enlarged cross-sectional configuration. The distal end of the sheath is maintained in the first, low cross-sectional configuration and expanded using a radial dilatation device. In an exemplary application, the sheath is utilized to provide access for a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure such as ureteroscopy or stone removal.
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No. 11/223,897 filed on Sep. 9, 2005.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8337518Dec 18, 2007Dec 25, 2012Onset Medical CorporationExpandable trans-septal sheathUS8562559Nov 12, 2010Oct 22, 2013Onset Medical CorporationExpandable iliac sheath and method of useUS8668668Oct 24, 2008Mar 11, 2014Onset Medical CorporationExpandable iliac sheath and method of useUS8728153Nov 15, 2010May 20, 2014Onset Medical CorporationExpandable transapical sheath and method of useUS8764704 *Dec 11, 2012Jul 1, 2014Onset Medical CorporationExpandable transluminal sheathUS20100228077 *May 18, 2010Sep 9, 2010Onset Medical CorporationExpandable intra-aortic balloon pump sheath* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification604/103.05International ClassificationA61M31/00, A61F2/958Cooperative ClassificationA61M25/0662, A61B17/3439, A61B17/0218, A61M2025/0681, A61M27/008, A61B17/22031, A61M2025/1081, A61B17/22, A61M25/0017, A61M2025/0024European ClassificationA61M25/00H, A61B17/34G4H, A61M27/00C3Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionNov 7, 2005ASAssignmentOwner name: ONSET MEDICAL CORPORATION, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:LENKER, JAY;NANCE, EDWARD J.;BISHOP, JOSEPH;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:017185/0596Effective date: 20051006RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google