Catheter plug assembly
US4137916A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M39/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An obturator plug is provided with a thin circumferential deformable sealing skirt integrally formed on and protruding from the plug, engaging the inwardly facing wall of a female catheter fitting to form an improved obturator-catheter assembly having a catheter secured to its proximal end in a female catheter fitting and receiving an obturator having a shaft secured to a plug, the obturator plug including locking means engaging a predetermined portion of the female catheter fitting to lock the plug to the fitting after a specific degree of insertion of the plug into the fitting.
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