Fluid management catheter and methods of using same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9848764
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14513692

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A catheter and method for managing fluid in a patient, the catheter having an elongated shaft with a distal end and a proximal end. The shaft defines at least one lumen extending substantially therethrough, the shaft further defining a plurality of drainage holes along a distal portion of the shaft, with the drainage holes in fluid communication with the lumen. The catheter further has a substantially transparent tip portion attached to the distal end of the shaft with an outer distal leading surface that is substantially rounded to assist insertion through tissue.

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INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION311 ENTERPRISE DRIVE PLAINSBORO NJ 08536

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Dextradeur, Alan J Franklin, US 33 1486
McCusker, Daniel Bridgewater, US 8 165

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