Device used to connect an external ventricular drainage...

Details Device used to connect an external ventricular drainage... Device used to connect an external ventricular drainage...

2006-07-04

2006-07-04

Lucchesi, Nicholas D. (Department: 3763)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

C604S165030, C600S579000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07070579

ABSTRACT:
A luer connector is described that is angled away from the patient's scalp in the direction of the drip assembly line. In the preferred embodiment, the luer connector has a female luer connector that mates with a male luer connector on the drip assembly line. The luer connector also has a hollow protrusion that extends into a catheter thereby allowing the luer connector to be fluidly connected to the catheter. A fluid passage is formed through the angled luer connector from the female luer connector, through the body of the angled luer connector and through the hollow protrusion. The luer connector has a pair of “wings” that extend outwardly from the luer connector and allow the luer connector to be sutured to the patient's scalp.

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