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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:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James C. Marrs, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Chad Qinsheng Cai, Woodbury, MN (US);
William L. Beling, New Brighton, MN (US);
Harry A. Puryear, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Deltec Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/516 ; A61M 2/518 ; A61M 3/900 ; A61M 3/910 ; A61M 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/516 ; A61M 2/518 ; A61M 3/900 ; A61M 3/910 ; A61M 3/100 ;
Abstract
A catheter connector includes an outlet tube ( ), and a compression seal ( ) defining an undulating shape to product ring seals during use. A cam slot formed on a lever arm is useable in locking a locking sleeve ( ) of the connector. The lever arm acts as a compensating mechanism for over compression of the seal. The catheter tip ( ) is received in a tip recess ( ) of the connector. The connector is useable on an implanted port ( ), including a dual port with parallel outlet tubes ( ), and a dual lumen catheter ( ).