ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,665, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, N.Y.).
"Deflectable peel away sheath" was invented by Thomas P. Osypka (Palm Harbor, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deflectable vascular peel away introducer assembly includes an elongated sheath including opposed proximal and distal end portions and at least two axial lumens extending therethrough. The elongated sheath includes at least two axially extending lines of weakness. A movable pull-wire is positioned within one of the two axial lumens. The movable pull-wire is anchored to the distal end portion of the elongated sheath to deflect a distal tip of the d...