Catheter with staggered slits

- SEQUANA MEDICAL AG
Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a catheter with staggered slits showing my new design, in which the lighter lines in the region that is designated “FIG. 8” indicate a slit that is on the underside of the catheter;

FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the catheter showing additional detail in the region of FIG. 1 that is designated “FIG. 2”;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an elevation view of the catheter showing additional detail in the region of FIG. 1 that is designated “FIG. 4;”

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an elevation view of the catheter showing additional detail in the region of FIG. 1 that is designated “FIG. 6;”

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an elevation view of the catheter showing additional detail in the region of FIG. 1 that is designated “FIG. 8,” and in which the lighter lines indicate a slit that is on the underside of the catheter;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an elevation view of the catheter showing additional detail in the region of FIG. 1 that is designated “FIG. 10,” and in which the lighter lines indicate slits that are on the underside of the catheter;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken along line 11-11 in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an elevation view of the catheter showing additional detail in the region of FIG. 1 that is designated “FIG. 12,” and in which the lighter lines indicate slits that are on the underside of the catheter;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken along line 13-13 in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is an elevation view of the catheter showing additional detail in the region of FIG. 1 that is designated “FIG. 14,” and in which the lighter lines indicate slits that are on the underside of the catheter; and,

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken along line 15-15 in FIG. 14.

The interior edges of the slits and interior surface of the tube are not shown in the drawings for clarity of illustration.

The dash-dot lines in FIG. 1 show the boundaries of the claimed design within the interior of the catheter, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a catheter with staggered slits, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4398910 August 16, 1983 Blake et al.
4465481 August 14, 1984 Blake
D303840 October 3, 1989 Weilbacher
5593394 January 14, 1997 Kanesaka et al.
5676670 October 14, 1997 Kim
5713864 February 3, 1998 Verkaart
6099513 August 8, 2000 Spehalski
6146354 November 14, 2000 Beil
6478789 November 12, 2002 Spehalski et al.
6966889 November 22, 2005 Saab
6976973 December 20, 2005 Ruddell et al.
6986752 January 17, 2006 McGuckin et al.
D558338 December 25, 2007 Itoh
D558341 December 25, 2007 Fujiwara et al.
D558342 December 25, 2007 Fujiwara et al.
7311690 December 25, 2007 Burnett
7335179 February 26, 2008 Burnett
8202248 June 19, 2012 Burnett et al.
8398577 March 19, 2013 Burnett
8585635 November 19, 2013 Degen et al.
20020091352 July 11, 2002 McGuckin et al.
20070208323 September 6, 2007 Gregorich et al.
20070233042 October 4, 2007 Moehle et al.
20090054874 February 26, 2009 Barron et al.
20120209165 August 16, 2012 Degen et al.
20130317476 November 28, 2013 Searle et al.
20140121590 May 1, 2014 Degen
20140213966 July 31, 2014 Ostapoff et al.
Other references
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/436,050, filed Oct. 31, 2012, Degen Thomas Werner.
Patent History
Patent number: D743542
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 2012
Date of Patent: Nov 17, 2015
Assignee: SEQUANA MEDICAL AG (Zug)
Inventor: Thomas Degen (Bermensdorf)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Assistant Examiner: Nathan Johnston
Application Number: 29/436,041
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Syringe, Catheter Or Needle Component (22) (D24/130)