Intravascular catheter
US4299217A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1979 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0039
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravascular catheter, comprising a hub having at least one branched tube mounted thereto apart from each other in the axial direction of the hub, a flexible double-walled tube having an inwardly tapered tip portion and consisting of an inner tube and an outer tube coaxial with the inner tube, providing an annular passageway between the outer wall of the inner tube and the inner wall of the outer tube and a needle removably inserted into the inner tube of the double walled tube. Further, the inner passageway has an opening at the tapered tip of the double-walled tube and the forward end of the annular passageway communicates with a bore or bores provided at the forward end portion of the outer tube excluding an upper portion thereof as defined by 20 in FIG. 6.
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