Variable tip catheter
US6767338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1093
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A therapeutic catheter is provided. This therapeutic catheter may include an outer tube with a distal piercing end and a first lumen which may have a stop positioned within it. The first lumen may also have a plug positioned within it wherein the stop may have an inside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the first lumen and the plug may be sized to prevent travel of the stop outside of the distal end of the outer tube.
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