Drainage catheter hub with a semi-compressed suture seal

A drainage catheter hub for use with a tension member and a drainage catheter, the drainage catheter hub comprising:

• a hub body defining a fluid passageway in communication with a first aperture, the hub body adapted for attachment to the drainage catheter, the fluid passageway and the drainage catheter aligned for fluid flow therethrough;
• a sealing element configured to receive the tension member, the sealing element sized for and positioned in the first aperture;
• a lever arm connected to the hub body wherein the lever arm is configured to move relative to the hub body such that the tension member is restrained from movement through the sealing element when the lever arm is in a first position and the tension member is movable through the sealing element when the lever arm is in a second position, the lever arm further configured to engage and compress the sealing element to form a first seal around the tension member and a second seal with the first aperture to block fluid flow through the sealing element and the aperture when the lever arm is in any position
• wherein the exterior surface of the hub body includes a plurality of hub serrated teeth positioned between the aperture and the centering tab, and
• wherein an interior surface of the lever arm includes a plurality of lever arm serrated teeth that are arranged and configured to engage the plurality of hub serrated teeth to retain the tension member aligned along the longitudinal axis of the hub.

A drainage catheter hub for use with a tension member and a drainage catheter, the drainage catheter hub comprising:

• a hub body defining a fluid passageway in communication with an aperture, the hub body adapted for attachment to the drainage catheter, the fluid passageway and the drainage catheter aligned for fluid flow therethrough;
• a sealing element configured to receive the tension member, the sealing element sized for and positioned in the aperture;
• a lever arm attached to the hub body such that the lever arm is moveable between an unlocked position wherein the tension member is movable through the sealing element and a locked position wherein the tension member is restrained from movement through the sealing element, wherein the lever arm is configured to press against the sealing element to compress the sealing element to block fluid flow through the sealing element and the aperture in any position;
• wherein an exterior surface of the hub body includes a plurality of hub serrated teeth, and
• wherein an interior surface of the lever arm includes a plurality of lever arm serrated teeth that are arranged and configured to engage the plurality of hub serrated teeth to retain the tension member aligned along a longitudinal axis of the hub.