Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Hallisey, Denise

Denise Hallisey

Jim D Mottola

Gregory R McArthur

Brian W Stevens

F Mark Ferguson

Richard Paul Jenkins

Christopher N Cindrich

Nicholas Accisano, Iii

Kenneth Sykes

Nate Shirley

David Butts

Mark DeBisschop

Mark Garcia

Kirk Loren Foote

Ken Sykes

Richard Lindsay

Peter Sutcliff

Nicholas Accisano Iii

Mark Debisschop

The present disclosure relates to a drainage catheter and methods of use for providing catheterization procedures, such as during a percutaneous nephrostomy. The drainage catheter includes a body including a first tube segment and a second tube segment connected to one another at a curved end portion to form a continuous body structure. An inner surface of the curved end portion includes one or more drainage openings extending therethrough, with an outer surface of the curved end portion free of drainage openings. The openings are in communication with a lumen that extends through the drainage catheter to provide a pathway for removing fluid from the kidney. The drainage catheter is inserted into the kidney via a first insertion site and exits via a second insertion site.

Drainage catheter

Break-away connectors are disclosed. The break-away connectors may be configured to be coupled in at least two configurations, for example, a high force configuration and a low force configuration. The break-away connectors may also be incrementally adjustable between the high force configuration and the low force configuration. The break-away connectors may be coupled to a first medical device and a second medical device. Methods of using and/or coupling the break-away connectors are also disclosed.

Medical break-away connectors

A biopsy needle assembly configured for use with a tissue biopsy device is disclosed. The biopsy needle assembly may be configured to be advanced to a predetermined tissue sample, sever the tissue sample, and extract the tissue sample from a body tissue of a patient. The biopsy needle assembly may be further configured to minimize or eliminate the axial translation of the biopsy needle beyond a targeted location.

Rotating biopsy needle

A medical grasping device is disclosed. The medical grasping device may be configured to retrieve an object from within a body lumen. A medical grasping device assembly, wherein a portion of the medical grasping device is disposed within a lumen of a delivery sheath, and methods of using the medical grasping device assembly are also disclosed.

Medical grasping device

Breakaway connector

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Wethersfield, CT, United States of America

Denise Hallisey