Patent ID: 8696647
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A catheter locking component for assuredly locking a catheter onto a stem of a medical device, the stem comprising at least one protuberance, comprising: an upper part comprising an upper sidewall comprising: a lower part comprising: wherein the first aperture is configured to receive the first latch, and the second aperture is configured to receive the second latch, wherein the upper and lower parts are in a first position when the first latch is engaged with the first upper latching ledge and the second latch is engaged with the second upper latching ledge, and wherein the upper and lower parts are in a second position when the first latch is engaged with the first lower latching ledge and the second latch is engaged with the second lower latching ledge, the first and second semi-cylindrical compression surfaces forming a catheter compression section configured to compress the catheter against the stem at a location axially spaced from the at least one protuberance.