Indwelling nerve block catheters

US8825129B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• SRI International · US
• The Board of Trustees for the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

• Pablo Garcia · Redwood City, US
• Chunyuan Qiu · Tecate Mission Road, US
• Sarah Young · Menlo Park, US
• Karen F. Shakespear · Menlo Park, US
• Sanjeev Dutta · Los Altos, US
• Elliot Krane · Stanford, US
• Radhamangalam J. Ramamurthi · Stanford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 5, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 22, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2202/048
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A nerve block catheter system employs an indwelling, flexible catheter comprising a tissue lock to retain the catheter tip in pharmacologically proximity to a target nerve and optionally, a decoupler that insulates the tip of the catheter from proximal tissue movement.