Global Patent Index - EP 0894016 A4

EP 0894016 A4 20000524 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A CATHETER

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A CATHETER

Title (de)

GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUM ORTEN EINES KATHETERS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE MISE EN PLACE D'UN CATHETER

Publication

EP 0894016 A4 20000524 (EN)

Application

EP 97906942 A 19970314

Priority

  • AU 9700166 W 19970314
  • AU PN870096 A 19960314
  • AU PN924496 A 19960412

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9733643A1] An apparatus for locating a catheter (10), the apparatus characterised in that it comprises at least two layers of material (18, 20) applied about the catheter (10), the layers (18, 20) being able to adhere together and thereby forming a sandwich, one layer of material (20) further being directly or indirectly adherable to the skin (12) of a patient, at least one of the layers of material (18, 20) having a durometer allowing same to conform substantially to the catheter (10) whereby contact between the layers (18, 20) and the catheter (10) is made about a substantial portion of the circumferential extent of the catheter (10).

IPC 1-7

A61M 25/02

IPC 8 full level

A61M 25/02 (2006.01); A61M 39/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61M 25/02 (2013.01); A61M 39/16 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0266 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9733643 A1 19970918; AU 1917697 A 19971001; EP 0894016 A1 19990203; EP 0894016 A4 20000524

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 9700166 W 19970314; AU 1917697 A 19970314; EP 97906942 A 19970314