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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2011
Applicants:
William G. Moulton, West Jordan, UT (US);
Justin G. Hortin, Farmington, UT (US);
Jeffrey R. Mcmurray, Murray, UT (US);
Inventors:
William G. Moulton, West Jordan, UT (US);
Justin G. Hortin, Farmington, UT (US);
Jeffrey R. McMurray, Murray, UT (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); A61M 25/0668 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0188 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter having a catheter body with a lumen and a distal lumen opening. The catheter's lumen extends through the catheter body along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body. A splittable feature is formed within a wall of the catheter body.