US 6,981,969 B2
Orthogonal Arterial Catheter
Saturnino Chavez, West Point, N.Y. (US); Steven C. Walker, Waxahachie, Tex. (US); and John M. Shepherd, San Antonio, Tex. (US)
Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. (US)
Filed on May 22, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/442,923.
Application 10/442923 is a continuation of application No. 09/782607, filed on Feb. 14, 2001, granted, now 6,610,045.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/182199, filed on Feb. 14, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2003/0199850 A1, Oct. 23, 2003
Int. Cl. A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 604—523 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A catheter device for use on a patient, said device comprising:
a hub having
a bottom surface formed to rest against the body of the patient,
at least one side surface,
a port,
a passageway passing therethrough said hub, the passageway travels from an opening in said bottom surface of said hub to an opening in said at least one side surface of said hub, the passageway connecting with said port, and
a plurality of grooves running laterally across said hub.
a hose in overlapping communication with the passageway beginning at the opening in said bottom surface, and
a fluid line connector in communication with said hose and the passageway; and.