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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:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen B Corn, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604174 ; 604180 ; 604248 ;
Abstract
A catheter docking system is provided that is easily affixed to a patient and that facilitates the secure connection of an infusion line to an anesthesia-delivering catheter. The system comprises a docking station having an adapter mounted thereon. The adapter includes a first port adapted to communicate with an infusion line and a second port adapted to communicate with an anesthesia-delivering catheter. Valve means may be provided to regulate the flow between the first and second ports. In addition, the system preferably has associated with the docking station a means for relieving any tensile strain on the catheter line.