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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. 28, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Geoffrey Martin, Mississauga, CA;
Assignee:
Med-Pro Design, Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604248 ; 137505 ; 251304 ; 604 29 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a dual lumen vascular access catheter having a main body defining first and second lumens and a connection structure which includes coupling means attaching the structure to the main body. First and second channels extend from the respective first and second lumens for attaching the catheter to equipment, and first and second rotary valves are positioned in the respective first and second channels. The valves include operators rotatable in generally the same plane to operate the valves and to provide a ready visual indication of the positions of the valves.