| US 7,594,910 B2 | ||
| Catheter connector | ||
| M. David Butts, Draper, Utah (US); Jordan P. Diamond, Salt Lake City, Utah (US); Ryan Patterson, Kaysville, Utah (US); Guy Rome, West Valley, Utah (US); Jason Stats, Woods Cross, Utah (US); and William R. Barron, Riverton, Utah (US) | ||
| Assigned to C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 18, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/803,279. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0209581 A1, Sep. 22, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 25/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—533 [604/523; 604/534; 604/905] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A catheter connector, comprising:
a body comprising a cannula and a tail, said cannula extending from a distal end of said body and including a blunt distal
end configured for insertion into a proximal end of a catheter following placement of a distal end of the catheter in a patient,
said tail extending from a proximal end of said body configured for insertion into a distal end of a tube, wherein said body
establishes fluid communication between the tube and the catheter;
a securement device comprising mating portions configured to secure said catheter to said body by locking together directly
around said catheter following insertion of the cannula into the catheter, the securement device having a first position wherein
the mating portions are not locked around the catheter, and a second position wherein the mating portions are locked around
the catheter, the securement device is attached to the distal end of the body in both the first and second positions; and
a winged covering apparatus positioned over at least a portion of said body.
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