Patent ID: 8858611
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for sterilizing a catheter assembly, comprising: a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen therethrough; one or more valves positioned along the catheter and in fluid communication with the at least one lumen, where the one or more valves are configurable between an opened and closed configuration; one or more filters positioned in fluid communication with the one or more respective valves, where the one or more filters are removable from the catheter; and, a distal end seal which is positionable at the distal end of the catheter and occludes the at least one lumen and is further removably withdrawn out through the distal end of the catheter, where the distal end seal isolates the at least one lumen when positioned at the distal end of the catheter.