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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:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Lester D Michels, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
William L Beling, New Brighton, MN (US);
Kristin Finberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ronald G Travis, Spring Lake Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Lester D Michels, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
William L Beling, New Brighton, MN (US);
Kristin Finberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ronald G Travis, Spring Lake Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connector and method of connecting are described for connecting a first and second catheter at an overlap area where the first catheter fits within the second catheter. The connector includes a collar that surrounds a portion of the overlap area and a clamp that applies a radially inward force to the collar and encircles a portion of the overlap area.