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Catheter with an asymmetric tip

US11612717B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

Jonathan Karl Burkholz · Salt Lake City, US
Andrew C. Farinella · Oradell, US
Daniel Kirk Hyer · Layton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0073
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter may include a catheter body, which may include a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen formed by an inner wall of the catheter body that extends between the proximal end and the distal end along a longitudinal axis. The distal end of the catheter body may include a distal lumen opening disposed on the longitudinal axis. The distal end may also include a leading edge. The leading edge may form the distal lumen opening and may include an upper and a lower portion. The lower portion of the leading edge may be disposed distally to the upper portion of the leading edge.

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