BLOWN-IN-PLACE BLOOD GASKET FOR A SAFETY CATHETER

摘要

AN INTRAVENOUS CATHETER INSERTION DEVICES, AND IN PARTICULAR AN EXTRUDED PLASTIC BLOOD SEALING GASKET FOR A BLOOD CHAMBER OF THE SAFETY CATHETER. A CANNULA EXTENDS THROUGH THE BLOOD GASKET WITH THE ASSURANCE OF A SEAL BEING PRESENT THEREBETWEEN DURING RELATIVE SLIDING MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE CANNULA AND THE BLOOD GASKET. MOREOVER, DISCLOSED IS A METHOD OF FORMING A BLOWN-IN-PLACE EXTRUDED PLASTIC GASKET FOR A SAFETY CATHETER ADAPTED TO SLIDINGLY RECEIVING A CANNULA IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH IN A SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVELY PRODUCED MANNER.FIGURE 2C