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Method of making an introducer sheath with an inner liner

  • US 10,595,993 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2018
  • Issued: 03/24/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of making an introducer sheath with an inner liner for percutaneous insertion of a medical device into a patient, comprising:

  • inserting a metal sleeve into a mold;

    inserting a polymer tube comprising a closed end and an open end into the metal sleeve;

    pressurizing and heating the polymer tube to cause the polymer tube to expand against an inner surface of the metal sleeve so as to form the inner liner of the sheath.

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