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Catheter apparatus

  • US 5,843,046 A
  • Filed: 05/29/1997
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A catheter apparatus comprising:

  • a housing having a throughbore, a sheath, a portion of said sheath mounted within said throughbore;

    a seal mounted within said throughbore, said seal having a peripheral sealing surface, a one-way valve mounted within said throughbore; and

    a sleeve mounted within said throughbore, said sleeve extending through said peripheral sealing surface with an external surface of said sleeve contacting said peripheral sealing surface, said sleeve having a chamber and an open end portion in communication with said chamber, and a plunger closing said open end portion of said sleeve and slidably mounted within said chamber.

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