US Patent Issued to ABIOMED on June 2 for "Hemostatic valve for medical device introducer" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,949, issued on June 2, was assigned to ABIOMED Inc. (Danvers, Mass.).

"Hemostatic valve for medical device introducer" was invented by Glen R. Fantuzzi (Danvers, Mass.) and Dion Mraz (Danvers, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An introducer for insertion of a medical device into a patient's vasculature includes an elongate introducer body, a hub, and a hemostatic valve. The elongate introducer body includes a longitudinal axis, a proximal region, a distal region, and an inner lumen. The hub is coupled to the proximal region of the introducer body. The hemostatic valve is disposed within the hub and forms a liquid-tight seal across ...