Patent ID: 6071265
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter system comprising:a sleeve, wherein at least one side of the sleeve is substantially closed by a cover having a generally central aperture;a membrane at least partially arranged in the sleeve, wherein the membrane generally fills the sleeve and has a generally conical shape adjacent to a side of the sleeve opposite to the side closed by the cover;a catheter retained in the membrane, said catheter system receivable in a skin passage unit in such a way that the catheter protrudes from the sliding passage unit towards the interior of a body, said sleeve, catheter and membrane inseparably connected, and wherein a self-closing connection channel is formed in the membrane that connects the aperture and catheter; andclosing elements on an external wall of the sleeve, said closing elements for releasably catching into corresponding counter elements carried by the skin passage unit.