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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Hal Rucker, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Inventor:
Hal Rucker, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/28 (2006.01); A61M 5/50 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/28 (2013.01); A61M 5/5086 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 39/284 (2013.01); A61M 5/16881 (2013.01); A61M 2205/276 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for deterring potential illicit use of extended-installations of catheters associated with patient care. A pair of legs are moveably associated together to collectively define a needle-defeating pathway between a pair of scissoring, offset, pinching surfaces disposed on mating surfaces of the legs when the legs are closed and clamped to an indwelling catheter. A single-use tamper evident locking system both maintains the legs closed and provides tamper evidence when opened, such as by disabling the locking system from further locking operation.