Catheter head with closeable seal element
US7303544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter head for medical and pharmaceutical applications, including a base body which may be positioned on organic tissue and a connecting body, serving as fluid connector for the base body, which has a fluid channel to form the fluid connection. The base body and the connecting body are detachably connected to each other and the base body includes: a) a housing b) a cannula, extending from the housing for introduction into the tissue, c) a seal element, retained by the housing, which has a connector face on which or by means of which the fluid channel of the connecting body may be hydraulically connected to the cannula, and d) a closing element, mounted on the housing which may be displaced relative to the sealing element and seals the sealing face of the sealing element in a closed position and opens the connecting body for the fluid channel in an open position.
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