Patent ID: 7229433

Claim:
A device for treating pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, and/or hemothorax, comprising: a trocar obturator unit comprising a stylet with a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of said stylet has a point for puncturing a body cavity, and wherein a stopper is coupled to said stylet distally of said point; a catheter assembly comprising a tube dimensioned to receive said stylet, said tube having a lumen, an open ended distal end portion, and at least one fluid opening through the sidewall, and a hub coupled with said open-ended distal end portion, wherein a lumen of said hub is continuous with the lumen of said tube and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of said stopper to position the stylet relative to the catheter assembly and seal the lumens of said tube; a one-way valve, wherein one end of said one-way valve is sealed to at least a portion of said hub, said one-way valve being configured such that the lumen of the one-way valve is continuous with the lumens of said tube and said hub; an at least one band having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the hub; and an at least one adhesively coated tab attached to the at least one band, the at least one adhesively coated tab attachable to a portion of skin near the body cavity to mechanically affix the catheter assembly to the skin.