Patent ID: 7217256

Claim:
A catheter device having an anchoring end, comprising: a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a hub attached to the proximal portion of the shaft, the hub having a first member, a second member slidably coupled to the first member, and a latch; the hub further having: a port in a sidewall of the hub and in communication with a lumen of the hub; and a deformable sealing material disposed in the port; a cord running from the distal portion of the shaft through the shaft and having a free end passing through the deformable sealing material and exiting from the hub; and the hub having an unlatched state that allows pulling of the cord such that the distal portion of the shaft forms an anchoring shape, and a latched state in which the latch latches the first and second members together when the second member moves relative to the first member so as to secure the cord to the hub.