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Patent Inventor Names
Allen J. Meglin, legal representative0
Matthew Meglin, deceased0
Date of Patent
May 23, 2006
0Patent Application Number
101721600
Date Filed
June 14, 2002
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Patent abstract
A catheter comprises a catheter body having a wall defining a lumen therein and having plural holes defined through the wall in a pattern which prevents loculation, migration and blockage of a fluid flow through the lumen, the catheter body having a tissue-puncture resistant shape; and a port having a reservoir capable of multiple needle accesses. The catheter is useful for draining fluids from a patient's body cavity, for example the peritoneal cavity.
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