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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:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas V Reesemann, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604171 ; 604 96 ;
Abstract
Catheter management system including a housing having a proximal end, a distal end and a chamber extending therethrough. A side port extends from the housing. A proximal fitting couples to the side port. A distal fitting is provided for coupling the chamber in fluid communication with a guide catheter. A releasable seal is positioned within the distal fitting for sealing about a device passing therethrough. A catheter storage mechanism is located at the housing proximal end in communication with the chamber.