Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drainage catheter with locking hub
- Patent Title (中): 排水导管带锁紧毂
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Application No.: US11205609Application Date: 2005-08-17
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Publication No.: US07824367B2Publication Date: 2010-11-02
- Inventor: Nicholas Gerald Accisano, III , Fred Lampropoulos
- Applicant: Nicholas Gerald Accisano, III , Fred Lampropoulos
- Applicant Address: US UT South Jordan
- Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT South Jordan
- Agency: Stoel Rives LLP
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61M37/00 ; A61M27/00

Abstract:
A drainage catheter hub for use in connection with a drainage catheter to receive and secure a suture therein, wherein the hub includes: (i) a housing having a channel to accommodate the suture therein; (ii) a bistable locking mechanism positioned in the housing and being adapted to provide selective securement of the suture; and (iii) a resilient outer layer utilized in connection with the bistable locking mechanism and coupled to the housing. The bistable locking mechanism is configured to: (i) allow movement of the suture when the bistable locking mechanism is in a first position; and (ii) minimize axial movement of the suture when the bistable locking mechanism is in a second position. The resilient outer layer is adapted to allow a user to actuate the bistable locking mechanism between the first and second positions to selectively secure and release the suture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070078385A1 Drainage catheter with locking hub Public/Granted day:2007-04-05
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