Patent ID: 8282597
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A single use catheter, comprising: a lumen having a proximate end with a hydrophobic filter tip and a distal end, an inflatable cuff surrounding said lumen, said lumen having a first conduit and a second conduit parallel to each other, said first conduit in fluid communication with said inflatable cuff, said second conduit in fluid communication with said hydrophobic filter tip at the proximate end of said lumen and where a charcoal filter is located at a distal end of said second conduit, a port tube at a distal end of said first conduit, and a one-way valve in said port tube located near said distal end of said first conduit, said one-way valve completely controlling a solution injected into said first conduit and allowing inflation of said inflatable cuff near said proximate end of said lumen, but not allowing deflation whereby said first conduit must be cut to deflate said cuff, wherein said one-way valve controls the entire solution flow into the first conduit for inflation of the cuff.