Patent ID: 9669189
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A sealing assembly for a catheter comprising: a lumen providing passage into a main lumen of the catheter when the sealing assembly is connected to the catheter, the lumen of the sealing assembly including a proximal opening, a proximal port portion and a seal zone portion, the proximal port portion extending from the proximal opening distally to the seal zone portion, and the seal zone portion having a diameter that is smaller than that of the proximal opening; a proximal terminal end defining a perimeter of the proximal opening of the lumen; a relatively soft first part including a relatively soft inner surface, the relatively soft inner surface defining a first portion of a perimeter of the proximal port potion of the lumen of the sealing assembly; and a relatively rigid second part including an attachment feature, for removably connecting the sealing assembly to a hub of the catheter, and a relatively hard inner surface, the relatively hard inner surface defining a second portion of the perimeter of the proximal port portion of the lumen of the sealing assembly; wherein the first and second portions of the perimeter of the proximal port portion extend along a length of the proximal port portion and are generally located on opposite sides of the lumen of the sealing assembly.