ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,463, issued on July 8, was assigned to MEDICAL COMPONENTS INC. (Harleysville, Pa.).
"Valve for dilator and sheath assembly" was invented by John Stephens (Perkiomenville, Pa.), Kevin E. Sanford (Chalfont, Pa.), Jeffrey S. Bennett (Pottstown, Pa.), Burton W. Thomas (Broomall, Pa.), W. Shaun Wall (North Wales, Pa.) and Christian K Peterson (Pottstown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve for sealing the hub of a sheath assembly is provided. The valve includes a valve body having a solid thickness extending between a proximal surface and a distal surface. A bisecting slot extends across the proximal surface of the valve body and te...