Squeeze-actuated catheter connecter and method
US7387624B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/1044
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector for coupling medical tubing (e.g., a catheter) to an implantable medical device. The connector, in one embodiment, may include a retaining member surrounding an optional housing. The retaining member may have at least one locking finger that extends through at least one corresponding window in the housing and selectively engages a stem of the medical device to retain the end of the catheter relative thereto. Application of a compressive force applied to the retaining member may cause the locking finger(s) to withdraw from the stem and release the catheter.
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