Patent ID: 11944767
Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A wire lock assembly for an access port of an elongate medical tube, comprising
a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a central opening disposed therethrough,
and at least one seal supported within the interior surface of the body in communication with the central opening, the seal comprising a passageway therethrough,
wherein the interior surface of the body defines a non-linear pathway in communication with the central opening for securing one or more medical devices, the non-linear pathway of the interior surface is defined by a plurality of bends positioned to distribute a force applied to at least one of the one or more medical devices secured within the non-linear pathway such that the at least one of one or more medical devices is automatically locked in position, wherein the at least one of the one or more medical devices traverses the entire non-linear pathway, and wherein the one or more medical devices assumes the non-linear pathway by bending.