Patent ID: 11938280
Assignee: TRACELESS BIOPSY, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A catheter assembly kit, comprising:
(a) a catheter having an elongate body and surrounding a locking stay suture;
(b) a hub comprising a silicone ring configured to surround the elongate body of the catheter, the hub comprising a means to secure the locking stay suture once the catheter has been placed in an organ or cavity of a patient and further comprising a luer lock connector; and
(c) a longitudinal shearing device configured to attach to the hub, wherein the longitudinal shearing device is configured to produce a longitudinal cut through and along the catheter elongate body when the hub is moved axially along the elongate body, without severing the locking stay suture, and wherein the locking stay suture is slidable through the longitudinal cut.