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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew Hawk, Otsego, MN (US);
Scott Larson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Timothy J. Mickley, Elk River, MN (US);
Chad Harris, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 ;
Abstract
A therapeutic catheter is provided. This therapeutic catheter may include an outer tube with a distal piercing end and a first lumen which may have a stop positioned within it. The first lumen may also have a plug positioned within it wherein the stop may have an inside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the first lumen and the plug may be sized to prevent travel of the stop outside of the distal end of the outer tube.