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Infection-resistant catheter

  • US 5,004,455 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1989
  • Issued: 04/02/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A catheter comprising:

  • an elastomeric tubular device for passing into the human body containinga first channel passing through the entire length of said catheter, open proximate one end to the outside of said catheter for receiving fluid, and a means at the other end to contain or dispose of said fluid, andone or more secondary channels generally parallel to said first channel with closed ends proximate the open end of said first channel, with slits or punctures through the wall to the periphery of said catheter, said slits or punctures being dimensionless and closed by elastic memory until pressurized from within said secondary channel or channels.

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