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Description
- The present invention generally relates to introducer sheaths for use in procedures requiring vascular access. More specifically, the present invention relates to hemostasis valves for use in such introducer sheaths.
- Vascular introducer sheaths are well known components of vascular access systems which are used in a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic vascular procedures, such as angiography, angioplasty, thermolysis and embolization procedures. Vascular access systems typically include an introducer sheath for use in combination with a guide wire and a dilator. The introducer sheaths usually include a hemostatic or hemostasis valve which inhibits blood loss as guide wires, catheters and the like are introduced and manipulated in the vasculature via the sheath.
- An example of a known hemostasis valve is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,520,655 to Davila et al. Davila '655 discloses a hemostasis valve including an inner housing, an end cap and a valve partition disposed between the inner housing and the end cap. The end cap includes a compression ring having a diameter which is less than the diameter of the valve partition but greater than the diameter of the aperture in the end cap and the bore in the inner housing. With this arrangement, the compression ring causes the valve partition to bow outwardly. Purportedly, the bowing enhances the sealing of the slit in the valve partition. However, the compression ring creates stress concentration points on the valve partition that may compromise the integrity of the valve partition. Furthermore, an excessive amount of compression must be applied by the compression ring against the valve partition to impart the bowing effect.
- A similar hemostasis valve is disclosed in International Patent Publication No. WO 99/06099 to Paul. Paul '099 discloses a hemostatic valve including a gasket seal contained in a valve body and compressed therein by a cap connected to the valve body. The valve body includes a valve seat, which in turn includes a flange and a series of annular recessed steps. The flange serves to impart a concave shape to the gasket seal. The series of annular steps serve to prevent the gasket seal from being displaced. As with the hemostasis valve disclosed in Davila '655, the hemostasis valve disclosed in Paul '099 suffers from the creation of stress concentration points imparted by the flange onto the valve gasket. The annular steps recessed in the valve body, depending on the size, may also create stress concentration points on the gasket seal. These stress concentration points may compromise the integrity of the gasket seal and also require an excessive amount of compression to impart the desired curved shape of the gasket seal.
- The present invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing, in an exemplary embodiment, a vascular introducer sheath for use with a vascular access system. The vascular introducer sheath includes a tubular shaft and a hemostasis valve assembly connected to the proximal end of the tubular shaft. The hemostasis valve assembly includes a hub, a cap and a gasket disposed therebetween. The gasket may be normally-flat and may have at least one normally-closed slit extending therethrough.
- Both the hub and the cap include continuous contact surfaces facing the top and bottom surfaces of the gasket. The continuous contact surfaces may be flat or gently curved, and may be smooth or include a means to grip the gasket. At least one of the contact surfaces forms a non-orthogonal angle with the longitudinal axis of the assembly to cause the gasket to become curved in response to compression between the hub and the cap. The continuous contact surfaces uniformly distribute forces onto the perimeter of the gasket to avoid stress concentration points that may compromise gasket integrity. In addition, the continuous contact surfaces increase the contact surface area and thereby reduce the amount of pressure necessary to impart the desired curved shape of the gasket.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vascular access system of the present invention including an introducer sheath and a dilator;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of a hemostasis valve assembly of the present invention for use with the introducer sheath illustrated in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of an alternative hemostasis valve assembly of the present invention for use with the introducer sheath illustrated in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of another alternative hemostasis valve assembly of the present invention for use with the introducer sheath illustrated in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 5 is an isometric perspective view of a gasket for use with any of the hemostasis valve assemblies of FIGS.2-4; and
- FIGS. 6A and 6B are a cross-sectional views of the gasket illustrated in FIG. 5, shown in the normal (relaxed) state and the curved (compressed) state, respectively.
- The following detailed description should be read with reference to the drawings in which similar elements in different drawings are numbered the same. The drawings, which are not necessarily to scale, depict illustrative embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
- Refer now to FIG. 1 which illustrates a plan view of a
vascular access system 10 in accordance with the present invention.Vascular access system 10 includes two primary components, namely anintroducer sheath 12 and a dilator 14.Introducer sheath 12 includes an elongate shaft 16 and ahemostasis valve assembly 18. Thehemostasis valve assembly 18 is connected to the proximal end of the shaft 16 utilizing conventional techniques.Hemostasis valve assembly 18 includes a hub, a cap and a gasket disposed therebetween as will be described in greater detail with reference to FIGS. 2-4. The hub of thehemostasis assembly 18 may include aside port 19 for connection to a flush or injection tube subassembly 20. The shaft 16 of theintroducer 12 may have a size (outside diameter or profile) ranging from 4F to 9F, and a length ranging from 10 cm to 25 cm. The distal tip of the elongate shaft 16 is preferably tapered to facilitate smooth insertion into the vascular system and smooth transition to the dilator 14. - Refer now to FIG. 2 which illustrates a cross-sectional side view of the
hemostasis valve assembly 18 for use with theintroducer sheath 12 illustrated in FIG. 1. As mentioned previously, thehemostasis valve assembly 18 includes ahub 22, acap 24 and agasket 26 disposed therebetween. For purposes of simplicity and clarity, theside port 19 of thehub 22 is not illustrated. Similarly, although not illustrated for purposes of simplicity and clarity, thehub 22 and theend cap 24 include a means for compressive connection therebetween, such as a snap-fit connection or a threaded connection, both of which are well-known in the art. - The
hub 22 includes aninner lumen 28 extending therethrough, and theend cap 24 includes anaperture 30 extending therethrough. Theinner lumen 28 of thehub 22 is in fluid communication with theaperture 30 of theend cap 24 absent thegasket 26, which includes one or more slits (not shown) discussed in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B. Thehub 22 and theend cap 24 may have conventional dimensions and may be formed of conventional materials using known manufacturing techniques. -
Hub 22 includes acontinuous surface 32 which is in intimate contact with thebottom surface 34 of thegasket 26. Similarly, theend cap 24 includes acontinuous surface 36 in intimate contact with thetop surface 38 of thegasket 26. Thecontinuous contact surfaces - Both the
surface 32 of thehub 22 and thesurface 36 of theend cap 24 define aline 41 that is tangent to the surface. If a curved surface is used, thetangent line 41 may be taken at the cross-sectional mid-point of the curved surface. Either thetangent line 41 ofsurface 32 or thetangent lines 41 of bothsurfaces angle 40 with thelongitudinal axis 42 of theassembly 18. Theangle 40 is non-orthogonal (i.e. acute or obtuse) such that thegasket 26 becomes curved in response to compression between thehub 22 and theend cap 24. - The
continuous surfaces top surfaces gasket 26. In addition, the continuous contact surfaces 32, 36 increase the contact surface area and thereby reduce the amount of pressure between thehub 22 and theend cap 24 necessary to impart the desired curved shape of thegasket 26. - As illustrated, the
continuous surfaces acute angle 40 with thelongitudinal axis 42 such that thetop surface 38 of thegasket 26 assumes a convex shape. Alternatively, thecontinuous surfaces obtuse angle 40 with thelongitudinal axis 42 such that thetop surface 38 assumes a concave shape. As mentioned previously, it is only necessary that thesurface 32 of thehub 22 is formed at anangle 40 with thelongitudinal axis 42 in order to impart a curve on thegasket 26. However, both thesurface 32 of the hub and thesurface 36 of theend cap 24 may be formed at anangle 40 to cause thegasket 26 to assume a curved shape. If both surfaces 32, 36 are formed at anangle 40, the angles are preferably the same but may be different. - Refer now to FIG. 3 which illustrates a cross-sectional side view of an alternative
hemostasis valve assembly 48 for use with theintroducer sheath 12 illustrated in FIG. 1. Except as specifically described herein,hemostasis valve assembly 48 is the same in form and function ashemostasis valve 18. In this embodiment, theend cap 24 includes a non-orthogonalcontinuous surface 36 as described previously, and aflat surface 37 that is orthogonal to theaxis 42. By providing an orthogonalflat surface 37, thegasket 26 is less likely to be displaced from the recess formed between thehub 22 and theend cap 24. Accordingly, the combination of an orthogonalflat surface 37 and a non-orthogonalcontinuous surface 36 retains thegasket 26 between thehub 22 and theend cap 24 while guide wires, catheters and the like are advanced or retracted through thehemostasis valve assembly 48. - Refer now to FIG. 4 which illustrates a cross-sectional side view of another alternative
hemostasis valve assembly 58 for use with the introducer sheath illustrated in FIG. 1. Except as specifically described herein,hemostasis valve 58 is the same in form and function ashemostasis valve assembly 18. For purposes of simplicity and clarity, thegasket 26 is not illustrated in FIG. 4. It should be understood, however, that thegasket 26 is disposed between thehub 22 and theend cap 24 as described previously. - In this particular embodiment, the
continuous surfaces hub 22 and theend cap 24, respectively, include anannular protrusion 44 to grip thegasket 26.Annular protrusion 44 preferably has a relatively low profile of less than approximately 0.010″ to minimize or avoid creating stress concentration points on thegasket 26. It is believed that theannular protrusions 44 do not contribute to curving thegasket 26, but merely retain the gasket between thehub 22 and thecap 24. - Those skilled in the art will recognize that other means may be employed to grip the
gasket 26. For example, a series of small knobs or ridges may be utilized. Alternatively, the contact surfaces 32, 36 may be provided with a coating having a high coefficient of friction or other roughened surface treatment. However, it is to be understood thatprotrusions 44 and other suitable means for gripping thegasket 26 preferably do not significantly compromise the flatness or gentle curvature of the contact surfaces 32, 36 engaging thegasket 26. These protrusions and other means to grip thegasket 26 merely increase resistance to displacement of thegasket 26 relative to thehub 22 and theend cap 24, but do not result in stress concentration or focal points that may otherwise compromise the integrity of thegasket 26. - Refer now to FIG. 5 which illustrates an isometric perspective view of the
gasket 26 for use with any of thehemostasis assemblies Gasket 26 includes a flattop surface 38 and aflat bottom surface 34 as described previously.Gasket 26 is normally flat such that thegasket 26 assumes a flat, disk shape when not in compression. Thegasket 26 may be formed of a variety of elastimeric materials such as PDMS, latex or other suitable material. Preferably, thegasket 26 has a durometer in the range of 15 A-50 A. Thegasket 26 thickness may range from approximately 0.045 to 0.075 inches and may have an outside diameter ranging from 0.050 to 0.150 inches to snugly fit in the recess of thecap 24. Thegasket 26 may be punched out of a sheet of elastimeric material or molded using conventional techniques. Aslit 46 may be punched through thegasket 26 using a three-edged cutter or other suitable geometry, depending on the desired number and shape of the slits. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the dimensions, materials and methods of manufacture may be readily modified without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. - Refer now to FIGS. 6A and 6B which illustrate cross-sectional views of the
gasket 26 shown in the normal (relaxed)state 26A and the curved (compressed) state 26B, respectively. The normallyflat gasket 26A illustrated in FIG. 6A includes aslit 46 that is normally closed. Specifically, theslit 46 is normally closed at thetop surface 38 and thebottom surface 34 of thegasket 26 such that a fluid tight seal is created along the entire length of theslit 46. - Upon compression, the gasket26B assumes a curved shape, depending on the degree of compression and the
angle 40 of the contact surfaces 32, 36. For purposes of illustration only, thetop surface 38 is shown to have a convex shape and thebottom surface 34 is shown to have a concave shape. The surface that assumes the convex shape creates anopening 52 while an enhanced fluidtight seal 54 is created along the concave surface. Theopening 52 on the convex surface allows for easy insertion of a guide wire, catheter or the like, particularly when incorporated onto thetop surface 38 of thegasket 26. The enhanced fluidtight seal 54 on the concave surface inhibits the egress of blood through thegasket 26. - The size of the
opening 52 and the amount of compression at theseal 54 depends in part on the degree of curvature of thegasket 26. The curvature of thegasket 26 may be adjusted by changing theangle 40 or the amount of compression to impart the desired size of theopening 52 and the desired tightness of theseal 54. Thus, the amount of curvature may be adjusted to affect device performance in terms of hemostasis (i.e., seal) and resistance (i.e., drag) to movement of devices passing therethrough. - From the foregoing, those skilled in the art will recognize that an improved vascular introducer sheath, and in particular an improved hemostasis valve assembly has been described. The improved hemostasis valve assemblies provide continuous (e.g., flat or gently curved) contact surfaces between the gasket and the housing components (i.e., the hub and end cap). The continuous contact surfaces distribute forces uniformly onto the perimeter of the gasket to avoid stress concentration points that may otherwise compromise gasket integrity. In addition, the continuous contact surfaces increase the amount of contact area and thereby reduce the amount of pressure necessary to impart the desired curved shape of the gasket.
- Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention may be manifested in a variety of forms other than the specific embodiments described and contemplated herein. Accordingly, departures in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention as described in the appended claims.
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