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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S Schwartz, Rochester, MN (US);
David R Holmes, Rochester, MN (US);
David Berry, Rochester, MN (US);
Donald G Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 30 ; 604 33 ; 604246 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for flushing a vascular catheter. Inlet and outlet passages extending from inlet and outlet ports, respectively, are selectably in communication with one another via a manually operable member cooperating with a sealing member and biased toward a closed position. Mechanisms for continuously and periodically flushing the catheter are incorporated.