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Patent US6309358 - Tube unit system including an adapter interposed between a connector and a ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn ultrasound imaging catheter system 10 comprises an ultrasound imaging catheter 1 provided with a connector 5 positioned on the handle side thereof, an external drive device 6 provided with a connecting part 20 for connection to the connector 5 of the ultrasound imaging catheter 1, and an adapter 7...http://www.google.com/patents/US6309358?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6309358 - Tube unit system including an adapter interposed between a connector and a connecting partAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6309358 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/262,830Publication dateOct 30, 2001Filing dateMar 5, 1999Priority dateMar 5, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE69919247D1, DE69919247T2, EP0940116A1, EP0940116B1Publication number09262830, 262830, US 6309358 B1, US 6309358B1, US-B1-6309358, US6309358 B1, US6309358B1InventorsItaru OkuboOriginal AssigneeTerumo Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (10), Referenced by (18), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTube unit system including an adapter interposed between a connector and a connecting partUS 6309358 B1Abstract An ultrasound imaging catheter system 10 comprises an ultrasound imaging catheter 1 provided with a connector 5 positioned on the handle side thereof, an external drive device 6 provided with a connecting part 20 for connection to the connector 5 of the ultrasound imaging catheter 1, and an adapter 7 interposed between the connector 5 and the connecting part 20 and having undergone a purifying treatment such as sterilization, the adapter 7 being removable relative to the connector 5 of the ultrasound imaging catheter 1 and the connecting part 20 of the external drive device 6. The construction prevents the connector 5 part of the ultrasound imaging catheter 1 from contamination and allows it to retain a sterilized state thereof and enables the ultrasound imaging catheter 1 to be attached to and detached from the external drive device 6 without interrupting the operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of this invention to provide a tube unit system which, by means of a sterilized part interposed between the connector of such a tube unit as a catheter and the external unit, prevents the part of the connector from contamination and keeps intact the sterilized state of the tube unit such as the catheter and facilitate separation of the two connected parts.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a whole side view illustrating an ultrasound imaging catheter system as the first preferred embodiment of this invention,
FIG. 4 is a cross section taken through FIG. 3 along the line IV�IV,
FIG. 11 is a cross section taken through FIG. 10 along the line XI�XI,
FIG. 4 is a cross section taken through FIG. 3 along the line IV�IV. Large-diameter parts 210 and small-diameter parts 211 are alternately formed three each on the circumference on the inner side at the catheter side leading end of the tubular part 21 of the connecting part 20 as illustrated in FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a cross section illustrating in a disassembled state the essential part of the connecting part of the ultrasound imaging catheter and the external drive device in the ultrasound imaging catheter system as the second embodiment of this invention, FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating in a disassembled state the connecting part of the external drive device and the adapter shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is a cross section taken through FIG. 10 along the line XI�XI.
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