Patent ID: 11883595
Assignee: ASPISAFE SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 21:
22. A catheter comprising:
a body structure extending from a proximal body end to a distal body end;
a passageway extending within the body structure and along a passageway portion of a length of the body structure from a proximal passageway end to a distal passageway end;
at least one proximal passageway opening passing through the body structure near the proximal body end for fluidly coupling an ambient environment of the body structure with the passageway;
at least one distal passageway opening passing through the body structure near the distal body end for fluidly coupling the ambient environment of the body structure with the passageway; and
a tapered tip formed from a tip structure distinct from the body structure and then fused to the distal body end without increasing a cross-sectional area of the catheter along the length of the body structure.