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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:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1999
N. Sandor Raoz, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Epimed International, Inc., Gloversville, NY (US);
Abstract
Compressible lock washers for use in catheter connectors. One such lock washer (,) includes a support ring (,) and tube engagement flanges (,) extending centrally therefrom, oblique to the ring and each extending from the same side thereof. The tube engagement flanges (,) define a tube receptacle (,) through which a catheter tube (,) may be inserted. Upon compression of the lock washer (,), the tube engagement flanges (,) are forced toward the ring (,), decreasing the diameter of the tube receptacle (,). Thus, during compression of the lock washer (,), the tube engagement flanges (,) engage the catheter tube (,) which runs through the tube receptacle (,), securing the catheter tube within the catheter connector (,) with which the lock washer is associated.
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