Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Nicolas, Frederick C. (Department: 3754)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C604S533000, C604S043000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10251411
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a multi-lumen catheter assembly having a selectively attachable hub including a multi-lumen catheter tube that has a proximal portion and a distal portion and a hub assembly that has a proximal portion and a distal portion, whereby the distal portion of the catheter tube is selectively attachable to the proximal portion of the hub assembly after subcutaneous insertion of the proximal portion of the catheter tube into a patient.
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Boyd Ronald D.
Cassidy Kenneth T.
Fleming Carl M.
Fleming Gary S.
Wilson Jon S.
Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
Arrow International Inc.
Nicolas Frederick C.
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