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Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Ethicon, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);

Inventors:

John A. Killion, Flemington, NJ (US);

Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr., Easton, PA (US);

Gaoyuan Chen, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Ethicon Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); B29C 63/00 (2006.01); B29C 63/18 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 25/0015 (2013.01); B29C 63/0069 (2013.01); B29C 63/18 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0008 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0095 (2013.01); A61M 2205/584 (2013.01); B29K 2995/002 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0026 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0029 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0056 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01);
Abstract

A catheter for delivering fluids includes a hollow tube having a proximal section, a distal section, and an elongated lumen that extends through the proximal and distal sections of the hollow tube. One or more fluid openings are formed in the distal section of the hollow tube, which are in fluid communication with the elongated lumen of the hollow tube. A visible marker collar is secured to an outer surface of the hollow tube and is located at a junction of the proximal and distal sections of the hollow tube. A visible marker filament is disposed within the elongated lumen of the hollow tube and extends between the junction of the proximal and distal sections of the hollow tube and a distal end of the hollow tube. The visible markers are used to identify a soaker region of the catheter used to infuse fluids or drain fluids from a patient.


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Killion, John. (2026). Catheters having visible markers for identifying soaker regions containing fluid openings (U.S. Patent No. 12539391). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12539391

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