Sleeve valve catheters
US9610423B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter body includes an exit port over which a pressure responsive sleeve is formed that allows material to exit a lumen of the catheter body at a given pressure. In one embodiment, a surface of the sleeve is approximately flush with a surface of the catheter body.
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