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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Steve S. Khalaj, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an expandable sleeve for a catheter assembly. The expandable sleeve includes a body configured to fit coaxially around an outer diameter of a catheter of the catheter assembly at a transition location between a hub and the catheter. Further, the body of the sleeve includes a length extending from a first end to a second end. As such, the sleeve is expandable between a compressed position and an expanded position so as to prevent the catheter from collapsing along the length of the sleeve. In addition, when in the expanded position, at least a portion of an interior surface of the sleeve contacts an outer diameter of the catheter.