Patent ID: 9555213
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61M,B05C

Claim:
1. A catheter tip coating assembly, comprising: a housing defining a fluid reservoir and having a fluid outlet configured to dispense fluid to an end of a piece of tubing; and a valve assembly carried by the housing and disposed in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, the valve assembly configured to receive the piece of tubing and configured to move between a first position to limit fluid communication between the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and a second position to provide fluid communication between the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet to dispense fluid to the end of the piece of tubing, wherein the fluid outlet is configured as a porous tube disposed between the fluid reservoir and at least a portion of the valve assembly, the valve assembly including: a plunger tip having a shaft portion configured to receive the end of the piece of tubing and selectively position the end of the piece of tubing within a bore defined by the porous tube; a plunger core having a first end coupled to the plunger tip, the plunger core selectively disposed within the bore defined by the porous tube; and a plunger coupled to a second end of the plunger core, the plunger selectively disposed about an outer diameter of porous tube.