Single stage venous catheter
US4596548A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0031
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A single stage venous catheter for use in open heart surgery which has an extended insertion end provided with axially extending open-sided sectorial grooves around a common axis, the grooves terminating in a common receiving chamber surrounded by circumferentially spaced multiple fins or ribs to maintain the proper clearance for the catheter chamber.
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