PETER JOHN MORCHEID
Engineering in Spring Church, PA
License number
Pennsylvania ET005410
Category
Engineers
Type
Engineer in Training
Address
Address
Spring Church, PA 15686
Professional information
Catheter Locking Mechanism
US Patent:
2010012, May 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov 13, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/270268
Inventors:
Louis B. Goode - Cranberry Township PA, US
Peter John Morcheid - Spring Church PA, US
Peter John Morcheid - Spring Church PA, US
Assignee:
Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA
International Classification:
A61M 25/16
US Classification:
604535
Abstract:
A locking mechanism for maintaining a position of a catheter on a beaded connector tube of an implantable vascular access device includes first and second lock members. The first lock member comprises an elongated body having a plurality of slots formed along its outer surface. The second lock member comprises an elongated body dimensioned such that at least a slotted portion of the first lock member is receivable in an axial passageway of the second lock member. The second lock member has a plurality of tabs extending radially into the axial passageway such that a tab is receivable in a respective slot to form a locking connection between the first and second lock members. The first and second lock members are alignable upon formation of the locking connection such that the connector tube and catheter positioned thereon are receivable along the first and second lock member axial passageways, and the beaded portion of the connector tube is disposed on an opposite side of the tabs from the vascular access device.