Abstract A catheter for the administration of fluids into the body which includes a length of precurved, flexible tubing permanently attached to a gripping member having a winglike structure projecting therefrom. A catheter assembly comprising a catheter having a precurved distal portion and a gripping member permanently attached thereto, an introducer needle disposed partially in the catheter and a sleeve slidably disposed over the catheter tubing, said sleeve being operable to prevent internal skiving of the tubing when the introducer needle is moved forwardly within the catheter tubing. A detachable, rigid grip is provided which may be used to operatively connect the introducer needle with a syringe or other pressure indicating accessory.
A catheter assembly comprising: a length of flexible tubing precurved at its distal end; an introducer needle having a point at its distal end removably disposed within said tubing; and anti-skiving means mounted over said tubing and movable from a position overlying a portion of said tubing that is not precurved to a position overlying said precurved distal end so that said distal end may be temporarily straightened to prevent internal skiving of said tubing when said introducer needle is fully positioned within said tubing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A catheter assembly comprising: a length of flexible tubing precurved at its distal end; an introducer needle having a point at its distal end removably disposed within said tubing; and anti-skiving means mounted over said tubing and movable from a position overlying a portion of said tubing that is not precurved to a position overlying said precurved distal end so that said distal end may be temporarily straightened to prevent internal skiving of said tubing when said introducer needle is fully positioned within said tubing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The catheter assembly of claim 1 wherein said anti-skiving means is a sleeve having a length sufficient to substantially straighten the precurved end of said tubing.