Obturator assembly with selectively controllable fluid flow path
US10744299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0079
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An obturator assembly includes an obturator positionable within a lumen of a device and movable within the lumen between a first position and a second position. The obturator includes a distal tip portion, wherein, with the obturator in the first position, the distal tip portion limits fluid communication through the lumen and, with the obturator in the second position, the distal tip portion provides fluid communication through the lumen.
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