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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. 25, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keldon S Pickering, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Keith T Ferguson, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1283 / ; 128247 ;
Abstract
A preconnection system wherein the catheter is sealed to the drainage tube adaptor by a 'tamper-evident' shrink band or wrap during the manufacture and assembly of the components and prior to sterilization. The shrink band incorporates a tear strip with a gripping tab, both of which overlie the adaptor in a recess formed at the juncture between the adaptor and catheter funnel.