Device for implanting medical catheters
US8852156B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stylet for use with a medical catheter has a lumen blocking portion and a shaft, where the shaft has a smaller effective diameter than the lumen blocking portion. The lumen blocking portion has an outer surface that is approximately flush with the catheter lumen in a working area of the catheter. The lumen blocking portion has a length capable of covering at least one side hole of the catheter.
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