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EP0547463A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Catheter introducer assembly

Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Co
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Filing: 1992-12-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-12-07
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Abstract

Abstract An assembly (10) is provided utilizing a combined catheter and introducer which cooperate to provide efficient infusion of drugs from the in-place assembly even on an intermittent basis with no return blood flow and without the need for any kind of involved valve assembly, or expensive heparin or saline blocks. The introducer is a short thin walled device which receives the catheter therein. The catheter has a plurality of very fine openings (22) in the front end thereof with the openings having a dimension preventing blood backflow, but which allow passage of infusing medication for therapy because of the pressure imparted in the infusion flow of the drugs. The catheter is long enough so that the portion having the openings (22) extend from the front end (18) of the introducer. The front end of the catheter is blunt-ended to decrease trauma during insertion. The openings (22) in the single lumen version extend around the entire circumference of the catheter to prevent the catheter tip from being blocked on one side and closed off. The assembly softens upon exposure to aqueous containing fluids. Moreover, the catheter swells upon insertion to extend to the internal walls of the introducer upon exposure to body fluids. The material of the assembly may include heparin, anti-infective ingredients and lubricants introduced into the polymer material forming the assembly. Finally, the assembly may be multi-lumen for infusing more than one medication through the assembly.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard William Beck
  • 👤 Charles William Daugherty
  • 👤 Steven Henry Mersch

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 13:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/007; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M25/0074; A61M25/0075

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
A catheter introducer assembly comprising (a) an elongated catheter body; (b) said elongated catheter body having a first end and a second end; (c) means at said first end for receiving medication for infusion into a patient; (d) a plurality of holes positioned around the circumference of said catheter adjacent said second end of said catheter; (e) a lumen extending through said catheter body from said medication receiving end to said holes; (f) said holes being of a dimension preventing blood flow therethrough into said lumen but allowing medication to flow out of said lumen; (g) an elongated catheter introducer for assisting the introduction of said catheter second end through the skin of a patient; (h) said catheter introducer having very thin walls and a first end adjacent said catheter first end and a second end adjacent said catheter second end; with said very thin walls extending from said first end to said second end; (i) a lumen in said introducer extending from the said first end thereof to said second end for receiving said catheter therethrough; and (j) said introducer being shorter than said catheter so that the said second end of said catheter and said plurality of holes extend outwardly from said second end of said introducer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 26 words
The assembly of Claim 1, wherein (a) said catheter second end is rounded to present a blunt end when inserted into the skin of a patient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
The assembly of Claim 2, wherein (a) a one-way slit valve is positioned in said second end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 264 words
A catheter introducer assembly wherein said catheter has a plurality of lumens for introducing more than one medication into a patient, said assembly comprising (a) an elongated catheter body; (b) said elongated catheter body having a first end and a second end; (c) a plurality of lumens extending through said catheter body from said first end to said second end; (d) a medication receiving connection connected to each of said plurality of lumens at said first end of said catheter body; (e) a plurality of holes positioned in the walls of said catheter body adjacent said second end; (f) said plurality of holes being positioned so that a portion thereof is separately connected to each of said plurality of lumens; (g) said plurality of holes being of a dimension preventing blood flow therethrough into their respective lumen but allowing medication to flow out of the said respective lumen; (h) an elongated catheter introducer for assisting the introduction of said catheter second end through the skin of a patient; (i) said catheter introducer having very thin walls and a first end adjacent said catheter first end and a second end adjacent said catheter second end, with said very thin walls extending from said introducer first end to said introducer second end; (j) a lumen in said introducer extending from the said first end thereof to said second end for receiving said catheter therethrough; and (k) said introducer being shorter than said catheter so that the said second end of said catheter and said plurality of holes extend outwardly from said second end of said introducer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
The assembly of Claim 4, wherein (a) said catheter second end is rounded to present a blunt end when inserted into the skin of a patient.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
The assembly of Claim 5, wherein (a) a one-way slit valve is positioned in said rounded second end, said one-way slit valve connected to one of said plurality of lumens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
The assembly of Claim 1 or Claim 5, wherein (a) said holes have diameters within a range of between about 12.7x10⁻⁶ and 12.7x10⁻⁵ metres (about 0.0005 and 0.005 inches).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 33 words
The assembly of Claim 1 or Claim 5, wherein (a) said very thin walls of said introducer are within a range of between 2.54x10⁻⁵ and 5.08x10⁻⁵ metres (about 0.001 and 0.002 inches) thick.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 29 words
The assembly of Claim 1 or Claim 5, wherein (a) said catheter and said introducer are made of a material which swells upon contact with aqueous containing body fluids.

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