Apparatus for flushing a vascular catheter
US6117102A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M39/225
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for flushing a vascular catheter. Inlet and outlet passages extending from inlet and outlet ports, respectively, are selectably in communication with one another via a manually operable member cooperating with a sealing member and biased toward a closed position. Mechanisms for continuously and periodically flushing the catheter are incorporated.
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