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Method of making a conduit for interventional procedures

  • US 9,623,603 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2014
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing an introducer sheath, said method comprising:

  • providing a mandrel extending along a longitudinal axis thereof and having a cylindrical outer surface, the mandrel having at least first and second sections each extending along the longitudinal axis;

    placing a film tubular member around one of the at least first and second sections of the mandrel;

    sandwiching a portion of the tubular member between the at least first and second sections, the portion of the tubular member defining a disruptable barrier for the introducer sheath;

    extending a film layer about each section of the mandrel such that the film layer surrounds the tubular member, the film layer having an adhesive facing the tubular member;

    curing the adhesive to bond the film layer to the tubular member to form the introducer sheath with at least two lumens separated by the disruptable barrier; and

    removing the mandrel from the introducer sheath.

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