| US 7,578,803 B2 | ||
| Multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter | ||
| Guy T. Rome, West Valley City, Utah (US); William R. Barron, Riverton, Utah (US); John G. Evans, South Jordon, Utah (US); Dwight Hibdon, Park City, Utah (US); and John A. Zawacki, Park City, Utah (US) | ||
| Assigned to C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/76,564. | ||
| Application 11/076564 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/803512, filed on Mar. 18, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0261664 A1, Nov. 24, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 5/178 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—167.04 [604/167.03; 604/533] | 15 Claims |
| 1. An adaptor, comprising:
a housing including a passageway extending therethrough, a distal opening for engaging a proximal end of a catheter, and a
proximal portion of the passageway including a means for engaging a first end of a tunneler; and
a valve comprising a closed proximal end including a slit and an open distal end, the closed proximal end positioned in the
passageway distal of the means for engaging, a wall including an inner surface that defines a lumen connecting the proximal
and distal ends of the valve, the inner surface of the wall narrowing from the valve proximal end to a valve mid portion and
enlarging from the valve mid portion to the valve distal end, the wall configured to guide a proximal end of a guidewire from
the valve distal end through the slit.
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