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Multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter

  • US 8,083,728 B2
  • Filed: 03/18/2004
  • Issued: 12/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A catheter assembly, comprising:

  • a catheter including at least one lumen;

    a connector including a distal end attached to a proximal end of the catheter and a passageway in fluid communication with the at least one lumen, a proximal portion of the passageway including an engagement feature configured to connect an end of an instrument to the connector, a distal portion of the passageway including a built-in valve longitudinally fixed with respect to the connector having a closed proximal end with a slit and an open distal end, the valve proximal end distal of the engagement feature; and

    a tunneler, wherein the engagement feature engages a tip of the tunneler upon insertion of the tunneler tip into the proximal portion of the passageway.

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