US 11,752,301 B2
Catheter hole having a flow breaking feature
Austin Jason McKinnon, Herriman, UT (US); Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Murray, UT (US); and Chad M. Adams, Alpine, UT (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/345,760.
Application 17/345,760 is a continuation of application No. 15/650,448, filed on Jul. 14, 2017, granted, now 11,058,850.
Application 15/650,448 is a continuation of application No. 13/939,580, filed on Jul. 11, 2013, granted, now 9,789,282, issued on Oct. 17, 2017.
Application 13/939,580 is a continuation of application No. 12/853,804, filed on Aug. 10, 2010, granted, now 8,496,629, issued on Jul. 30, 2013.
Application 12/853,804 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/427,633, filed on Apr. 21, 2009, granted, now 8,403,911, issued on Mar. 26, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/046,843, filed on Apr. 22, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2021/0299401 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/007 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0015 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0073 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A catheter, comprising:
a catheter body, wherein the catheter body includes a lumen and a distal lumen opening, wherein the lumen extends through the catheter body along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body, wherein a distal end of the catheter body forms a tapered tip; and
a first hole, a second hole, and a third hole extending through the catheter body, wherein the first hole comprises a first hole axis and is configured to cause a first exiting jet, wherein the second hole comprises a second hole axis and is configured to cause a second exiting jet, wherein the third hole comprises a third hole axis and is configured to cause a third exiting jet, wherein the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole are disposed in a triangular arrangement, wherein the first hole axis, the second hole axis, and the third hole axis intersect such that the first exiting jet, the second exiting jet, and the third exiting jet are configured to collide.