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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Integra Lifesciences Switzerland Sàrl, Le Locle, CH;
Alan J. Dextradeur, Franklin, MA (US);
Daniel McCusker, Bridgewater, MA (US);
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES SWITZERLAND SÀRL, Le Locle, CH;
Abstract
A catheter and method for managing fluid in a patient, the catheter having an elongated shaft with a distal end and a proximal end. The shaft defines at least one lumen extending substantially therethrough, the shaft further defining a plurality of drainage holes along a distal portion of the shaft, with the drainage holes in fluid communication with the lumen. The catheter further has a substantially transparent tip portion attached to the distal end of the shaft with an outer distal leading surface that is substantially rounded to assist insertion through tissue.