Catheter adapter and retainer
US5078703A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0014
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adapter and retainer for field assembly to the proximal end of a catheter in the form of a plastic clip having a length of flexible tubing mounted thereon into which the end of the catheter is inserted after which two jaws of the clip are locked together to sealingly compress the flexible tubing about the catheter, the catheter also being wrapped one or more times about reel formations provided on the clip and then snapped into retention grooves provided on the clip whereby to absorb any force applied to the catheter which would otherwise tend to separate the catheter from the clip.
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