THREADED CATHETER CONNECTOR, SYSTEM, AND METHOD

摘要

Catheter connectors, connection systems, and methods in which a catheter is attached to a threaded connector (30, 40) that is inserted into the lumen of the catheter. The catheter may include an elastically compressible inner body (52) that is surrounded by a reinforcing braid (55) that is further surrounded by an optional outer jacket (58). When the connector is inserted into the lumen of the catheter, the elastically compressible inner body of the lumen may be compressed by and may conform to the shape of the threaded outer surface of the connector to form a fluid-tight seal between the lumen and the connector.