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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Applicant:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jayson Aydelotte, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/002 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/33 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter includes an elongated tube, wherein a portion of the elongated tube is positionable inside the body of a subject such that, during use, bodily fluids travel from the subject through the elongated tube. A timing device is coupled to the elongated tube, wherein, after the catheter is inserted into the body of the subject, the timing device provides an indication of the amount of time that the catheter has been disposed inside the subject.