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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1994
Kathryn A Quinn, Grayslake, IL (US);
Radius International, Inc., Grayslake, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a catheter tube assembly for the internal administration or aspiration of fluids to the body cavity of a patient. The assembly includes a catheter tube and a stylet. The catheter tube has a passage section with the stylet being disposed in the passage section. The stylet has an elongate body portion having distal and proximal ends. The stylet also includes a terminal end. A first leg and a second leg interconnect the body portion to the terminal end. The stylet further includes a support portion located between the body portion and the terminal end. In one aspect of the invention, the support portion and the terminal end from a circular loop.