US Patent No: 6,283,940

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Catheter

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Abstract

A catheter for insertion into a cavity, duct, or vessel to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to establish patency of a passageway comprises an elongated tubular catheter body having a distal end and a proximal end and an outer diameter, a drainage lumen extending through the catheter body from the distal end to the proximal end, the drainage lumen communicating with an opening in the catheter body at the distal end of the catheter body, an inflation lumen formed in the catheter body, and one or more of the following: a) inflatable tube sections disposed on the catheter body at the distal end of the catheter body for securing the distal end of the catheter body in a desired location when the tube sections are inflated, b) a valve connected to the inflation lumen for permitting backflow of the inflation fluid from the inflation lumen through the valve when a pre-set pressure value is reached, and c) a hollow reservoir for holding a pre-determined volume of inflation fluid.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mulholland, S Grant Birchrunville, PA 9 157

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (1)
4,245,639 Self-inflating urinary catheter 20 1979
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (1)
5,275,610 Surgical retractors and method of use 159 1993
 
COVIDIEN AG (1)
5,522,790 Retraction apparatus and methods for endoscopic surgery 78 1994
 
HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY (1)
5,776,047 Cardiopulmonary function assisting device 3 1995
 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT (1)
5,437,638 Multifinger topocatheter tip for multilumen catheter for angioplasty and manipulation 31 1994
 
ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION (1)
5,501,669 Urinary catheter with reservoir shroud 34 1995
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,505,702 Balloon catheter for dilatation and perfusion 94 1995
 
SMITHS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (1)
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THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. (1)
5,193,533 High-pressure jet ventilation catheter 45 1990
 
THINQ TANQ, INC. (1)
5,441,485 Bladder catheter 21 1994
 
XRT CORP. (1)
5,713,853 Methods for treating thrombosis 101 1995
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (5)
4,327,720 Esophageal-endotracheal airway 95 1979
5,383,856 Helical spiral balloon catheter 89 1993
5,613,950 Multifunctional manipulating instrument for various surgical procedures 37 1993
5,669,879 Catheter assembly for dilation of constricted blood vessel 11 1994
6,027,519 Catheter with expandable multiband segment 20 1998

Patent Citation Ranking

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BRIDGEPOINT MEDICAL, INC. (8)
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COVIDIEN LP (4)
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8,070,791 Multiple layer embolus removal 1 2010
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (3)
7,922,687 Catheter with centering wire 0 2004
8,002,729 Multi-lumen catheter assembly 1 2007
7,753,868 Multi-lumen catheter 1 2007
 
ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC. (3)
8,105,262 Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same 0 2011
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SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (1)
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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (4)
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6,942,641 Catheter 17 2003
7,264,609 Indwelling urinary catheter 3 2003
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