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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:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael C Ferragamo, North Dighton, MA (US);
Per Troein, Foxboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 93 ; 604175 ; 604282 ;
Abstract
A percutaneous venous catheter includes a first fluid-pervious segment for implantation in the body and a second extravascular segment composed of a flexible tube surrounded by a vapor-barrier sheath. A cuff marks the boundary between the two segments and a connector fitting is mounted to the free end of the extravascular segment, there being a continuous fluid path between the fitting and the tip. The vapor barrier present in the extravascular segment of the catheter prevents fluid transpiration through the catheter wall that tends to draw fluid along the catheter causing an occluding thrombus formation at the catheter tip.