Systems and methods for providing a flushable catheter assembly
US9101746B2 · kind B2 · utility
67Cited by
62References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention extends generally to a vascular access device that employs a septum and septum activator designed to minimize or eliminate the possibility that fluid will flow into interstitial spaces between the septum activator and the body of the vascular access device. The septum activator can be configured with a proximal end that has an outer diameter that is at least as great as the diameter of the lumen within which the septum activator is contained.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.