Patent ID: 6413244
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter system for use with a skin passage unit connected to a patient's body, said catheter system comprising:a generally cylindrical sleeve having a substantially continuous cylindrical wall, a first end substantially closed by a cover and an open second end generally opposite the first end, said wall and cover substantially defining an interior space; a membrane material mounted in and generally filling the interior space, said membrane material having an elongated, generally central, self-closing connection channel extending from the cover to the open end of the sleeve; and a catheter having a first end, a second end, a length extending between said ends and a generally central channel, said first end of the catheter mounted in the membrane material, the central channel of the catheter generally aligned with the connection channel of the membrane material, said catheter extending from the sleeve at the open second end, whereby the catheter system can be removably received in the skin passage unit with the catheter protruding from the skin passage unit into the interior of the body.