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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Applicants:
Sri International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chunyuan Qiu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Hofius, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chunyuan Qiu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
SRI INTERNATIONAL, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 5/16813 (2013.01); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are used to decouple proximal movement of a catheter supply lead or tubing from the tissue-embedded catheter. A catheter decoupling device comprises a catheter hub, sled and track, wherein the hub comprises a proximal end configured to receive a catheter fluid supply device, and a distal end configured to receive a catheter, the sled receives and retains the hub, the track receives and retains the hub; and, the hub has a limited range of back-and-forth motion relative to the track.