US Patent 7160269 Short catheter

Patent 7160269 was granted and assigned to B. Braun Melsungen on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

B. Braun Melsungen

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7160269

Date of Patent

January 9, 2007

Patent Application Number

11327206

Date Filed

January 6, 2006

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 12011554 Bi-directional cannula feature capture mechanism

Patent Primary Examiner

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Nicholas Lucchesi

Patent abstract

A catheter assembly is provided which provides a flexible catheter tube having one end provided with a catheter hub. A hollow needle having a needle hub on its end is installed in the catheter tube with its sharp end extending out from one end of the catheter tube and a portion of the needle extending through the catheter hub. A needle shield, which is on the needle within the interior of the catheter hub, is biased axially within the catheter hub with its ends being fixed to prevent axial expansion.