Patent · US Expired

Sleeve valve catheters

US7235067B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 2003
Grant dateJun 26, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M25/0075
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter body includes an exit port over which a pressure responsive sleeve is formed that allows material to exit a lumen of the catheter body at a given pressure. In one embodiment, a surface of the sleeve is approximately flush with a surface of the catheter body. In another embodiment the sleeve includes a tapered edge.

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