LOCKABLE DRAINAGE CATHETER

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110054447A1
SERIAL NO

12548974

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A drainage catheter includes a shaft having a flexible distal portion to be anchored in a cavity of a patient and a proximal portion attached to a hub. The hub includes a side port with a deformable sealing insert having self-sealing passageways for tensioning members, such as nylon filaments, passing through the catheter shaft and exiting the side port. The tensioning members are pulled proximally to deform and thereby anchor the distal portion of the catheter. Excess filament length is wrapped around a resilient pinch washer and held inside a groove in the pinch washer, with the groove thereafter compressed by a C-clip to secure the excess filament length inside the groove.

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THERAGENICS CORPORATION5203 BRISTOL INDUSTRIAL WAY BUFORD GA 30518

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chin, Yem Burlington, US 133 13301
Cote,, SR Andrew L Merrimack, US 16 601
Johnson, Thomas R Milford, US 34 2472
Scopton, Paul M Winchester, US 21 371

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