Locking catheter system
US5352198A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0163
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A locking catheter system including a flexible catheter having a restraining portion such as a pigtail, malecot rib or J-curve at its distal end and a flexible filament extending therefrom to attaching means at the other end of the catheter. The attaching means comprise a self-sealing sleeve through which the filament passes and an elastomeric sheath which encapsulates the sleeve to restrain the filament.
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