Moveable cuff
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorMeridith Cavett
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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.
Claims20
A catheter assembly comprising:
- a catheter having an external surface having an outer diameter;
- a movable cuff assembly engaged around the circumference of the catheter, the movable cuff assembly comprising:
- a sleeve;
- a tissue ingrowth cuff affixed to the sleeve;
- and
- a first engagable clamp affixed to the sleeve, wherein 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.
A kit comprising:
- a catheter including an external surface and having an outer diameter;
- a movable cuff assembly engagable around the circumference of the catheter, the movable cuff assembly comprising:
- a sleeve;
- a tissue ingrowth cuff affixed to the sleeve;
- and
- a first engagable clamp affixed to the sleeve, wherein 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.
A method of uniting an apparatus, the method comprising:
- for a particular clinical application for a particular patient, determining a longitudinal location on a catheter to position a tissue ingrowth cuff, wherein the catheter has an external surface having an outer diameter;
- moving a movable cuff assembly longitudinally along the catheter, wherein the movable cuff assembly is positioned around the catheter, wherein the movable cuff assembly includes a sleeve, a tissue ingrowth cuff affixed to the sleeve and a first engagable clamp affixed to the sleeve, wherein 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;
- and
- engaging the first clamp thereby longitudinally positioning the movable cuff assembly on the catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.