Patent ID: 9399116
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a catheter assembly having a rigid actuator, a catheter hub, and a seal member, the catheter hub having an open proximal end and a distal end, with an inner surface extending therebetween and defining an interior cavity of the catheter hub, and a catheter tube extending distally from the catheter hub distal end, the seal member having a membrane, a distal portion extending distally from the membrane to a sealing outlet bore, and a biasing member, the distal portion having an actuator cavity therein between the membrane and the sealing outlet bore, the method comprising: positioning the rigid actuator in the interior cavity of the catheter hub extending proximally in the interior cavity from the catheter hub distal end to a free end; assembling the rigid actuator to the catheter tube; sealingly positioning a shaft of the rigid actuator within the sealing outlet bore; and positioning the seal member in the interior cavity of the catheter hub such that the actuator extends through the sealing outlet bore and into the actuator cavity, and the biasing member is partially compressed so as to apply a biasing force on the seal member when the membrane is open.