Patent ID: 9642985
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A catheter assembly, comprising: a distal tip having an axis and comprising a body defining an orifice on an external surface of the body and including a mounting shaft having a protrusion, wherein the body is shaped and configured for delivery into a living being; and an elongate member comprising a fluid lumen, said mounting shaft extending into a hollow interior of said elongate member wherein said elongate member bears against at least said protrusion of said mounting shaft; wherein the elongate member is coupled to the mounting shaft and the body is configured to deliver a fluid from the fluid lumen to the orifice; a compression ring radially inwardly compressing a distal end of the elongate member against said protrusion, wherein said compression ring is positioned around said elongate member compressing said elongate member inwardly against an outer surface of the mounting shaft.