Insert for luer connection
AssigneeAttwill Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorAttilio DiFiore
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Abstract
An insert for a luer-type catheter connection includes a fluid pathway connecting a female end and a male end. The male end is configured for slidable insertion into a female luer fitting of a catheter, and the female end is configured to receive a male luer nozzle of a fluid delivery device. The insert also includes a threaded collar having internal threading faced for coupling with the female luer fitting and external threading faced for coupling with a locking collar on the fluid delivery device. A cartridge located in the fluid pathway is configured to hold a patency agent and further to release the patency agent into the catheter when fluid is passed through the cartridge.
Claims26
An insert for a luer-type catheter connection, comprising:
- a male end configured for slidable insertion into a female luer fitting of a catheter;
- a female end configured to receive a male luer nozzle of a fluid delivery device;
- a fluid pathway connecting the female end and the male end;
- and
- a cartridge located in the fluid pathway and configured to hold a patency agent and further to release the patency agent into the catheter when fluid is passed through the cartridge.
A method for locking a catheter, comprising:
- connecting an insert to a catheter having a lumen and a female luer fitting, said insert comprising a male end, a female end, a fluid pathway connecting the female end and the male end, and a cartridge located in the fluid pathway and holding a patency agent therein, and wherein the connecting comprises coupling the male end to the luer fitting;
- coupling a fluid delivery device containing locking fluid to the female end;
- and
- flowing the locking fluid through the fluid pathway and into the catheter so that the patency agent is delivered into the lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.