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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:
Oct. 15, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harvey R Moorehead, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604283 ; 285 24 ; 604905 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed by which (a) the exposed length of an indwelling medical catheter tube is permanently extended, (b) a damaged exposed end of an indwelling catheter tube is repaired and thereby once more rendered safe and effective, and (c) a hub is easily and permanently connected to an exposed trailing end of an indwelling intravenous catheter tube or an extension thereof, all with little or no trauma to the patient.