Mechanical Advantage For Hub Linear Travel For A Drainage Catheter

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APP PUB NO 20110190734A1
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12699714

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An indwelling drainage catheter is disclosed that is configured to include a longitudinal catheter shaft having a distal and a proximal end, a cord in coaxial arrangement within said longitudinal catheter, a static hub operatively connected to said longitudinal catheter at said proximal end, a dynamic hub configured to move along a longitudinal axis of said longitudinal catheter substantially near said proximal end, wherein a first end of said cord is affixed to said longitudinal catheter at said proximal end and a second end of said cord is affixed to said longitudinal catheter at said distal end, and further wherein the longitudinal movement of the dynamic hub is substantially one half the distance needed to close the pigtail shape.

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NAVILYST MEDICAL INC100 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234

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Bourgeois, Chuck Wilmington, US 3 19
Graffam, Richard Marlborough, US 3 19
Morris, Ben Jeffersonville, US 26 276

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