Portal assembly and catheter connector
First Claim
1. A portal assembly for connecting to a catheter having an end with a tip and a side wall comprising:
- a port with a first resealable septum;
the port including a first tube extending from the port to a distal end, the first tube sized to be received inside the catheter;
the port including an angled surface surrounding the first tube, the angled surface diverging away from the first tube in a direction away from the port; and
sleeve means for forcing the tip of the end of the catheter into the angled surface thereby forcing the side wall of the end of the catheter radially inwardly against the first tube and also forming a thickened portion of the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on the distal end of first tube.
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Abstract
A portal assembly includes a port with at least one resealable septum, and a tube extending from the port with the tube being sized to be received inside a catheter, an angled surface surrounding the tube wherein the angled surface diverges away from the tube in a direction away from the port, and sleeve structure for forcing the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tube and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter. In a dual port construction, the outlet tube are parallel to one another at their distal ends, and the sleeve structure forces the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tubes and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter and to prevent cross-talk between lumens of a dual lumen catheter.
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36 Claims
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1. A portal assembly for connecting to a catheter having an end with a tip and a side wall comprising:
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a port with a first resealable septum; the port including a first tube extending from the port to a distal end, the first tube sized to be received inside the catheter; the port including an angled surface surrounding the first tube, the angled surface diverging away from the first tube in a direction away from the port; and sleeve means for forcing the tip of the end of the catheter into the angled surface thereby forcing the side wall of the end of the catheter radially inwardly against the first tube and also forming a thickened portion of the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on the distal end of first tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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7. The portal assembly of 5, wherein the sleeve is made of plastic.
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18. A portal assembly comprising:
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a port including a body and two resealable septums, the body and the resealable septums cooperating to define two separated internal chambers each communicating with one of the septums, the internal chambers defining generally circular inner perimeters; and two separate angled outlet tubes each mounted to the body, each outlet tube including a proximal end and a distal end and extending from the port in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end, each outlet tube interconnected to one of the two internal chambers, the proximal ends of each outlet tube extending perpendicular to the circular perimeter defined by each respective internal chamber, the proximal ends extending transversely at an angle toward one another, the distal ends extending parallel to one another. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A portal assembly for connecting to a catheter comprising:
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a port with two resealable septums and two separate internal chambers each communicating with one of the septums, the port including first and second rings, the first ring surrounding the first septum, the second ring surrounding the second septum, the first ring having a first continuous portion having a cross-section defined by a first semicircle of a first diameter, the second ring having a second continuous portion having a cross-section defined by a second semicircle of a second diameter, the second diameter differently sized from the first diameter; and two outlet tubes extending from the port in parallel directions, each outlet tube interconnected to one of the two internal chambers.
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21. A portal assembly for connecting to a catheter having an end comprising:
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a port with two resealable septums and two separated internal chambers each communicating with one of the septums; the port including two angled outlet tubes extending from the port in parallel directions, each outlet tube interconnected to one of the two internal chambers; the port including an angled surface surrounding both outlet tubes, the angled surface diverging away from the outlet tubes in a direction away from the port, and the angled surface including a central longitudinal axis wherein both outlet tubes are positioned on either side of the central axis; a sleeve slidably positioned on an exterior of the catheter, the sleeve having an inside diameter smaller than an outside diameter of the end of the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on an end of the outlet tubes, the sleeve having a convexly shaped tip; a lock ring rotatably mounted to the sleeve; and means for rotatably securing the lock ring to the port wherein the end of the catheter adjacent tip of the sleeve and the angled surface is forced generally radially inwardly against the outlet tubes and also formed into a thickened portion when the end of the catheter is positioned on the outlet tubes of the port, the securing means including the port having a bayonet projecting from the port and the sleeve defining a cam slot for receiving the bayonet, the cam slot having an overcenter portion. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A portal assembly for connecting to a catheter having an end comprising:
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a port with a first resealable septum; the port including a first tube extending from the port and terminating at an end, the first tube sized to be received inside the catheter; the port including a concavely-shaped surface surrounding the first tube, the concavely-shaped surface diverging away from the first tube in a direction away from the port, the concavely-shaped surface sized to engage an end of the catheter; and a sleeve arrangement mounted to the port and engageable with the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on the end of first tube, the sleeve arrangement defining an inside diameter smaller than an outside diameter of the end of the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on the end of the first tube. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A portal assembly for connecting to a catheter having an end comprising:
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a port with a first resealable septum; the port including a first tube extending from the port and terminating at an end, the first tube sized to be received inside the catheter; the port including a surface surrounding the tube positioned to engage an end of the catheter; the port including a bayonet extending from the port; and a sleeve arrangement engageable with the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on the end of the first tube, the sleeve arrangement defining an inside diameter smaller than an outside diameter of the end of the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on the end of the tube, the sleeve arrangement including a cam slot for receiving the bayonet, the cam slot including an angled portion, the cam slot including an overcenter portion. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A portal assembly for connecting to a catheter having an end comprising:
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a port with a first resealable septum; the port including a first tube extending from the port and terminating at an end, the first tube sized to be received inside the catheter; the port including a surface surrounding the tube positioned to engage an end of the catheter; a sleeve having an end engageable with the catheter when the end of the catheter is positioned on the end of first tube; and a lock ring surrounding a portion of the sleeve, the lock ring rotatably mounted to the sleeve, the lock ring longitudinally moveable relative to the sleeve, the lock ring selectively mounted to the port in a locked state. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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Specification