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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. 18, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert H Cameron, Tampa, FL (US);
Robert Doman, Lutz, FL (US);
Assignee:
Critikon, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604161 ; 604158 ;
Abstract
A through the needle catheter device is described which includes apparatus for threading a catheter into a blood vessel. The apparatus is irreversible during the threading process. The catheter device also includes means for irreversibly withdrawing and splitting the needle. A technique is provided for inserting the needle, threading the catheter, and withdrawing the needle from a patient.