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Catheter apparatus and method

  • US 6,270,480 B1
  • Filed: 10/05/1998
  • Issued: 08/07/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A catheter apparatus comprising:

  • a hollow needle having a first end and a sharpened tip at a second end;

    a needle hub attached to the needle at the first end;

    a catheter having a blunt end, the catheter telescopically received in the needle; and

    a catheter hub attached to the catheter and spaced from the blunt end, the catheter hub disposed adjacent the needle hub in an elastomeric housing.

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