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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Meridith Cavett, Dexter, MI (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed positioning systems can include a catheter assembly having a catheter with an external surface and an outer diameter, and a movable cuff assembly engaged around the circumference of the catheter. An exemplary movable cuff assembly includes a sleeve, a tissue ingrowth cuff affixed to the sleeve, and a clamp affixed to the sleeve, where when the first clamp is engaged, the movable cuff assembly is substantially fixed in position on the external surface of the catheter and wherein when the first clamp is disengaged, the movable cuff assembly is slidably movable over the external surface of the catheter.