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US 7,066,914 B2Granted
Catheter having a tip with an elongated collar
AssigneeBird Products Corporation
InventorErik Andersen
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Abstract
A catheter having a tube and a tip connected to one end of the tube. The tip has a collar, an end member and lowered side walls positioned between the collar and the end member. The lowered side walls define an opening that is biased toward the end member.
Claims24
A catheter comprising:
- a tube having a plurality of ends;
- and
- a tip positionable within a bodily cavity, the tip having:
- (a) a collar member that defines an opening, the collar member having:
- (i) a length;
- (ii) a first end and a second end, the first end connected to one of the ends of the tube;
- and
- (iii) a bottom wall, a top wall and a plurality of side walls positioned between the first and second ends, the side walls connecting the top wall to the bottom wall;
- (b) an end member having:
- (i) a length that is less than the length of the collar member;
- (ii) a first end and a second end;
- and
- (iii) a bottom wall, a top wall and a plurality of side walls positioned between said first and second ends, said side walls connecting said top wall to the bottom wall of the end member;
- and
- (c) an intermediate section positioned between the collar member and end member, the intermediate section including another bottom wall and a plurality of lowered side walls, said another bottom wall and the lowered side walls being connected to the collar member and the end member, a portion of the lowered side walls and a portion of the top walls of both the collar member and the end member defining another opening having a center, the center of said opening positioned closer to the first end of the end member than the second end of the collar member.
12 more elements
A catheter comprising:
- a tube having a plurality of ends;
- and
- a tip having:
- (a) a collar member that defines an opening, the collar member having:
- (i) a length;
- (ii) a first end and a second end, the first end connected to one of the ends of the tube;
- and
- (iii) a bottom wall, a top wall and a plurality of side walls positioned between the first and second ends, the side walls connecting the top wall to the bottom wall;
- (b) an end member having:
- (i) a length that is less than the length of the collar member;
- (ii) a first end and a second end;
- and
- (iii) a bottom wall, a top wall and a plurality of side walls positioned between said first and second ends, said side walls connecting said top wall to the bottom wall of the end member;
- and
- (c) an intermediate section positioned between the collar member and the end member, the intermediate section including another bottom wall and a plurality of lowered side walls, said another bottom wall and the lowered side walls being connected to the collar member and the end member, a portion of the lowered side walls and a portion of the top walls of both the collar and the end member defining another opening having a center, the center of said opening being positioned closer to the first end of the end member than the second end of the collar member.
12 more elements
A catheter comprising:
- a tube having a plurality of ends;
- and
- a tip positionable within a bodily cavity, the tip having:
- (a) a collar member that defines an opening, the collar member having:
- (i) a length;
- (ii) a first end and a second end, the first end connected to one of the ends of the tube;
- and
- (iii) a bottom wall, a top wall and a plurality of side walls positioned between the first and second ends, the side walls connecting the top wall to the bottom wall;
- (b) an end member having:
- (i) a length that is less than the length of the collar member;
- (ii) a first end and a second end, the second end having a partially rounded shape;
- and
- (iii) a bottom wall, a top wall and a plurality of side walls positioned between said first and second ends, said side walls connecting said top wall to the bottom wall of the end member;
- and
- (c) an intermediate section positioned between the collar member and end member, the intermediate section including another bottom wall and a plurality of lowered side walls, said another bottom wall and the lowered side walls being connected to the collar member and the end member, a portion of the lowered side walls and a portion of the top walls of both the collar member and the end member defining another opening, said opening having a center and an elongated shape, the center of said opening being positioned closer to the first end of the end member than the second end of the collar member.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.