US Patent No: 4,960,412

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Catheter introducing system

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Abstract

A catheter introducer valve assembly of a catheter introducer leading to a blood vessel of a patient for positioning at least one catheter tube through the catheter introducer and its sheath to a blood vessel of a patient. The valve assembly unit has first and second valves, the first valve being for preventing or minimizing the flow of blood from the valve assembly unit when the catheter tube is absent from the catheter introducer and the second valve being for preventing or minimizing the flow of blood when the catheter tube is present in the catheter introducer. The first valve, which is made of a flexible, resilient material, is shaped as a disk having a valve slit, such a duckbill valve, positioned diametrically across the passage of the valve assembly body. The rim surface of the valve disk has a slightly smaller diameter than the diameter of the positioning area of the inner surface of the valve assembly body where the valve disk is located so that a cylindrical space is formed therebetween. A pair of opposed holding bosses connected to the disk rim are located in the cylindrical space transverse to the direction of the valve slit. Pressure against the valve disk by any flow of blood is resisted by the pressure of the holding bosses against the inner surface of the positioning area so that the lips of the valve are kept pressed together to shut off or minimize the flow of blood. Also, the holding bosses help to close the lips of the valve during the withdrawal procedure of the catheter tube from the introducer assembly.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.SOUTH JORDAN, UT190

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fink, E David Franklin, MA 17 536

Cited Art

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Patent Citation Ranking

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COVIDIEN AG (10)
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5,330,449 Catheter strain relief device 39 1993
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7,654,735 Electronic thermometer 1 2006
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8,162,889 Safety reset key and needle assembly 0 2010
 
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5,312,363 Low friction slit valve 39 1993
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (6)
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7,662,144 Catheter shaft with improved manifold bond 2 2004
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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (5)
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CONMED CORPORATION (3)
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MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (3)
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CORDIS CORPORATION (2)
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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (2)
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TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP AG (2)
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (1)
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ETHICON, INC. (1)
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FOGARTY, THOMAS J. (1)
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GLUMETRICS, INC. (1)
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GOODMAN COMPANY, L.P. (1)
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GRASEBY MEDICAL LIMITED (1)
5,354,275 Injection or sampling site 36 1993
 
GUIDANT CORPORATION (1)
6,575,960 Bleed back control assembly and method 34 2000
 
LIFESCREEN SCIENCES LLC (1)
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LUTHER MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
5,098,394 Biased shut off valve assembly for needle and catheter 43 1990
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (1)
8,137,321 Introducer sheath 0 2010
 
NOVOSTE CORPORATION (1)
5,509,908 Angular sheath introducer 9 1994
 
OPTICON MEDICAL INC. (1)
7,037,303 Urinary flow control valve 8 2001
 
PJM SOLUTIONS, LLC (1)
5,843,046 Catheter apparatus 29 1997
 
PURITAN-BENNETT CORPORATION (1)
5,357,955 Reinforced catheter probe 12 1994
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,395,352 Y-adaptor manifold with pinch valve for an intravascular catheter 53 1994
 
SCMIED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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SMITHS GROUP PLC (1)
7,726,315 Valves 0 2003
 
STRYKER NV OPERATIONS LIMITED (1)
6,575,959 Catheter incorporating an insert molded hub and method of manufacturing 15 1999
 
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
8,192,404 Indwelling needle assembly 0 2006
 
TGC RESEARCH LIMITED (1)
5,596,988 Multi-parameter sensor apparatus 35 1994
 
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. (1)
5,207,649 Introducer sheath having a hemostatic closure 46 1991
 
THE KENDALL COMPANY (1)
5,403,284 Automatic lumen shut-off 15 1994
 
THOMAS MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
5,195,980 Hemostatic valve 71 1992
 
UNIVERSAL MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (1)
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VERNAY LABORATORIES, INC. (1)
5,269,763 Self-sealing cannula cap 81 1991
 
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. (1)
5,102,395 Hemostasis valve 25 1991
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (16)
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5,147,314 Apparatus for introducing at least one of a catheter and a guide wire into a body cavity 15 1991
5,290,242 Blood vessel Y-site connector 4 1992
5,312,351 Combined pneumo-needle and trocar apparatus 64 1993
5,320,608 Combined pneumo-needle and trocar apparatus 21 1993
5,520,663 Catheter introducer 1994
5,554,123 Portable infusion pump 17 1994
6,083,203 Endoscopic portal 31 1995
5,662,615 Valve and valve cartridge for trocar 45 1995
5,775,325 Two part closed tracheal suction system 39 1996
5,865,807 Seal for trocar 102 1997
7,156,836 Cannula assembly 3 2001
7,635,357 Needleless injection site 1 2003
7,648,491 Medical substance transfer system 0 2006
D566279 Valve element for momentary high pressure valve 0 2007
8,157,784 Medical substance transfer system 0 2010