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US 6,719,727 B2Granted
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.
Claims19
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 and wherein the stiffening member resists flexing of the wing with respect to the catheter adapter.
A catheter assembly including:
- a catheter;
- a catheter adapter attached to the catheter and defining a main body portion;
- a stiffening member attached to the main body portion;
- and
- a flexible wing, separate from the stiffening member, enveloping the stiffening member wherein the stiffening member is permanently disposed within the flexible wing and the flexible wing is adapted to be bent to match the contour of the patient's skin.
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An assembly including:
- a catheter adapter defining a main body portion;
- a stiffening member attached to the main body portion;
- and
- a flexible wing completely enveloping the stiffening member;
- wherein the flexible wing is less rigid than the stiffening member and wherein the flexible wing is adapted to be bent to match the contour of the patient's skin.
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A catheter assembly including:
- a catheter;
- a catheter adapter fixedly attached to the catheter and defining a main body portion;
- a stiffening member integrally formed with the main body portion, wherein the stiffening member is made of a first material;
- and
- a flexible wing attached to the catheter adapter and completely enveloping the stiffening member;
- wherein the flexible wing is separate from the stiffening member and made of a second material that is less rigid than the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.