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US 2024/0173518 A1Published application
Electrical Catheter
AssigneeMicroVention, Inc.
InventorsParker Milhous, Heath Bowman, Kaushik Joshi
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Abstract
A powered catheter and/or powered catheter system is described. The catheter includes a catheter hub with one set of contact components that are configured to connect to a mating cable with a corresponding second set of contact components. The mating cable can be part of another device, such as a controller or power source.
Claims20
A catheter hub, comprising:
- a hub body;
- a hub passage extending longitudinally between a proximal end and a distal end of the hub body;
- and
- a catheter connector assembly integral with the hub body and exterior to the hub passage, the catheter connector assembly comprising a frictional engagement mechanism,
- wherein the frictional engagement mechanism comprises an indentation or a projection.
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A catheter system, comprising:
- a catheter hub comprising a hub body, a hub passage extending longitudinally between a proximal end and a distal end of the hub body, and a catheter connector assembly adjacent to the hub passage, wherein the catheter connector assembly comprises a frictional engagement mechanism;
- and
- an interface connector assembly;
- and,
- wherein, in an engaged configuration, the interface connector assembly of the interface connector assembly frictionally engages with the frictional engagement mechanism of the catheter hub.
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A catheter hub, comprising:
- a hub body;
- a hub passage extending longitudinally between a proximal end and a distal end of the hub body;
- and
- a catheter connector means adjacent to the hub passage, the catheter connector means comprising a frictional engagement means for frictionally engaging with an interface connection means;
- and,
- wherein the frictional engagement means comprises an indentation or a projection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.