Patent ID: 7578814

Claim:
A drainage catheter for use in aspirating excess bodily fluids comprising: a catheter tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with a distal end, wherein fluid that enters one or more drainage bores at the distal end exit the catheter tube at the proximal end; a suture attached to the catheter tube at an attachment point, the suture extending from a distal position of the catheter tube to a proximal portion of the catheter tube; a lockable hub comprising: a body; a depressible button having at least a portion thereof positioned within the body, the depressible button having an inclined surface; and a clamp member operably disposed relative to the depressible button, the clamp member having an inclined surface which is slidable relative to the inclined surface of the depressible button wherein a user biases the depressible member in a direction transverse to the axis of extension of the catheter tube such that the button slides in a transverse direction relative to the body causing the inclined surface of the depressible button to slidably engage the inclined surface of the clamp member urging the clamp member in a downward direction to secure the position of the suture relative to the lockable hub.