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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:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Morton Wexler, Conyers, GA (US);
Charles Huck, Gladstone, NJ (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604326 ;
Abstract
In a urinary drainage bag, a coupler for the outlet tube including a connector mounted on the discharge end of the outlet tube and defining a rigid extension thereof receivable within a bag-mounted housing. The connector includes spring arms having locking fingers releasably engagable behind a housing shoulder upon a seating of the connector body within the housing. The fingers are selectively released through a manual manipulation of the connector arms which provide for a positive handhold on the connector as the outlet tube is released.