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US 7,396,346 B2Granted
Indwelling catheter set
AssigneeMedikit Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroaki Nakajima
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Abstract
An indwelling catheter set is provided with a catheter, a cover connected with a proximal end of the catheter and a connector having a hemostatic valve housed therein. The connector is fixed to the cover. A hollow needle for transfusion to a patient is slidably fitted to an inside of the catheter.
Claims4
An indwelling catheter set for use with an infusion system having an opposite connector, the indwelling catheter set comprising:
- a catheter;
- a cover fixed to a proximal end of the catheter;
- a connector having a hemostatic valve housed in the connector, the connector being fixed to the cover;
- an adapter detachably connected to one end of the connector;
- a hollow needle slidably fitted to an inside of the catheter;
- a needle cover fixed to a proximal end of the hollow needle, the needle cover being configured so as to be connected with the adapter;
- and
- a telescopic pipe comprising a safety cover, the telescopic pipe being housed in the needle cover so as to be extensible wherein the safety cover covers a distal end of the hollow needle when the telescopic pipe is fully extended,
- wherein the one end of the connector is also connectable with the opposite connector when the adapter is detached so that a flow path for fluid to travel through the infusion system to the catheter is along and parallel with a longitudinal axis of the connector, and
- wherein the adapter includes a second homeostatic valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.