DILATORS AND SHEATHS WITH EXPANSION FEATURES

Disclosed herein are introducer systems including dilators, sheaths, methods, and tools for making dilators and sheaths. The introducer systems disclosed herein include features to assist in expansion of a sheath, particularly at proximal or distal regions of the sheath. Methods of making the dilato...

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1. Verfasser: FINE, Maxwell, Harrison
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Zusammenfassung:Disclosed herein are introducer systems including dilators, sheaths, methods, and tools for making dilators and sheaths. The introducer systems disclosed herein include features to assist in expansion of a sheath, particularly at proximal or distal regions of the sheath. Methods of making the dilators and sheaths include steps to allow or cause expansion of certain regions of the sheath during fabrication, and/or steps to allow or cause expansion of certain regions of the sheath during delivery of a medical device.