Patent ID: 6283950
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An occluding wire assembly for use in a catheter that has a hub and a lumen comprising:a fitting having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of said fitting adapted to be detachably connected to the hub of the catheter, said fitting having a main axis,a fluid passageway extending axially through said fitting so that fluid introduced into said passageway is delivered to the lumen of the catheter to which said occluding wire assembly is connected,an occluding wire extending axially from said fitting and having a proximal portion thereof contained within said fitting so that removal of said fitting from the hub of the catheter will withdraw said occluding wire from the catheter, anda spring attached to said proximal portion of said occluding wire and engaging a first surface of said fitting, said spring biasing said occluding wire in a distal direction when said spring engages said fitting.