The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brett Haarala, Framingham, MA (US);
Richard M. Braga, North Easton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 25/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0028 (2013.01); A61M 25/0014 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0031 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a hub, and a sealing member. The catheter defines one or more lumens. The hub includes one or more hub extensions dimensioned to be received within the one or more lumens of the catheter. The sealing member is positioned adjacent the interface of the catheter and the hub. The sealing member includes an expandable material which increases in volume upon exposure to moisture.