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US 2002/0177816 A1Published application
Catheter having a wing with a stiffening member therein
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsGreg L. Brimhall, Stephen L. Thoresen
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Abstract
A catheter assembly is disclosed having wings extending from the catheter adapter wherein each of the wings includes a stiffening member located therein. Each of the stiffening members may also define a means for maintaining the position of the stiffening members during the molding process to ensure that the stiffening member is properly located in the wing.
Claims21
A catheter assembly, comprising:
- a catheter;
- and a catheter adapter defining a main body portion and having at least one wing extending therefrom and a stiffening member disposed in the wing.
A method of forming a catheter adapter, comprising:
- molding a catheter adapter having at least one stiffening member extending therefrom wherein the stiffening member defines a means thereon for maintaining the position of the stiffening member;
- and
- molding a wing over the stiffening member.
A catheter assembly, comprising:
- a translucent catheter;
- and a catheter adapter defining a main body portion having a translucent top portion and having at least one wing extending from a bottom portion of the catheter adapter and a stiffening member disposed in the wing, wherein the wing defines a suture hole extending through the wing and the stiffening member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.