Patent ID: 9440048
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A catheter assembly, comprising: a catheter having an elongate tubular body with an external surface and defining a lumen extending from an open proximal end of the elongate tubular body to an open distal end of the elongate tubular body; a cuff deployment device concentrically supported on the elongate tubular body and movable along a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular body, wherein the cuff deployment device includes a deployment mechanism having an actuated position and a non-actuated position; a cuff having a hollow cylindrical body defining an internal catheter engagement surface for contacting the external surface of the elongate tubular body; wherein the catheter assembly has a first configuration in which the deployment mechanism is in the non-actuated position and the cuff is supported by and movable with the cuff deployment device, and a second configuration in which the deployment mechanism is in the actuated position and the cuff is concentrically mounted at a fixed axial location of the elongate tubular body and is free of contact with the cuff deployment device; and wherein the cuff deployment device is out of contact with the internal catheter engagement surface in both the actuated position and the non-actuated position.