Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valved catheter assemblies and related methods
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Application No.: US14818687Application Date: 2015-08-05
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Publication No.: US09427549B2Publication Date: 2016-08-30
- Inventor: Kevin Woehr , Edwin L. Burnard
- Applicant: B. Braun Melsungen AG
- Applicant Address: DE Melsungen
- Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
- Current Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Melsungen
- Agency: Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP
- Main IPC: A61M25/00
- IPC: A61M25/00 ; A61M25/06 ; A61M39/06 ; A61M39/24 ; A61M39/26
Abstract:
Catheter assemblies are described having a catheter hub with a catheter tube and a needle hub with a needle projecting through the catheter tube. The catheter hub has a valve or a septum for stopping or slowing down the flow of fluid in or out of the catheter hub when the valve or septum is closed. The valve has features formed thereon to facilitate venting, opening, closing, or combinations thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150335858A1 VALVED CATHETER ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2015-11-26
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