Fluid handling system

US9381288B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Thoratec Corporation · US

Inventors

• Alan Schenck · Sunnyvale, US
• Michael L. Green · Pleasanton, US
• Keif M. Fitzgerald · San Jose, US
• Paul F. Muller · Redwood City, US
• Joseph Patrick Sullivan · Seattle, US
• Keith Schubert · Redmond, US
• Peter Wesley Bristol · Seattle, US
• Jeffrey Paul Mills · Barrington, US
• Paul C. Leonard · Woodinville, US
• Richard L. Keenan · Livermore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 11, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 11, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M60/878
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of a fluid handling system are disclosed herein. For example, the fluid handling system can include a catheter assembly and a console configured to control the operation of the catheter assembly. A removable interface member can be configured to provide fluid and electrical communication between the catheter assembly and the console.