Sleeve valve catheters
US7235067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 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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