Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

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Becton, Dickinson and Company (partial Interest)

Becton, Dickinson and Wright Pllc

Weston F Harding

Jonathan Karl Burkholz

Yiping Ma

Ralph Lee Sonderegger

S Ray Isaacson

Austin Jason McKinnon

Siddarth K Shevgoor

Curtis H Blanchard

Glade Harold Howell

Bart David Peterson

Marty Lee Stout

Stephen T Bornhoft

John R Stokes

Christopher N Cindrich

Megan Scherich

Bin Wang

Kelly David Christensen

Huibin Liu

Joseph Spataro

Shaun Staley

Curt G Bingham

Mark A Crawford

Matthew Oshinski

Lawrence J Trainer

Jeffrey Charles O'Bryan

Shawn Isaacson

Lawrence Allan Lynn

Lionel Vedrine

Olivia Hu

Chris N Cindrich

Greg L Brimhall

Bryan Garret Davis

Bryan Fred Bihlmaier

Jon Burkholz

Alex Lastovich

Charles D Shermer

Daniel M Stipe

Tom M Miner

Carolyn E Brown

Timothy J Erskine

Milan Ivosevic

Erik Kurt Witt

Ming Zhou

Ray Isaacson

Janice Lin

Marcel Arantes Souza

Jithendra Kumar

Tyler Warner

Stephen L Thoresen

Ken Cluff

Aaron Wang

Lantao Guo

Gary Shearer

William Marshall

Daniel B Blanchard

Steven Wayne Johnson

Huy Ngoc Tran

Alexander George Lastovich

David T Ou-Yang

Venugopal Raghavendra Ghatikar

Chad M Adams

Jeff O'Bryan

Kenneth C Musgrave

Marc Weimer

Kiat Jin Cheng

Elizabeth Nelson

Kathryn Willybiro

Gert Hanner

Dinesh S Kommireddy

Edmund Robert Purdy

David Feygin

Patrick Downie

Mohankumar Natesan

Kelvin Chai

Weston O Whitaker

Karthik Ranganathan

Sivaramakrishnan Balasubramanian

Joseph David Frodsham

Craig N Gawreluk

Cristian Clavijo

Wayne M Parris

Troy A Ekberg

Minh Quang Hoang

Paul Paia Marici

Frank E Martin

M Ishaq Haider

Paul R Johnson

Richard P Clarke

John A Mikszta

Ulf H Wahlberg

Jason B Alarcon

John P Dekker, Iii

Wade A Powell

Yongming Liu

Justin G Hortin

Frank C Holloway

Cynthia Anne Castro

John Lackey

Wayne K Rasmussen

Jason Hillman

A catheter system may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end and a proximal end. The catheter system may include a catheter, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, a catheter lumen extending through the distal end of the catheter and the proximal end of the catheter, and an inner surface forming the catheter lumen. The catheter may extend distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter. The distal end of the catheter may include one or more holes. The distal end of the catheter may include one or more channels. The holes and/or the channels may facilitate visualization of blood flashback indicating the catheter is disposed within a vein of a patient.

Confirmation of catheter placement within a vein

An instrument advancement device may include a housing and an extension tube extending through the housing. A wedge may be disposed within the housing. The wedge may include an arc-shaped channel. A pair of opposing pinch members configured to pinch the extension tube may be disposed within the housing and configured to move along the extension tube. An instrument may extend through the arc-shaped channel. A first end of the instrument may be fixed. In response to moving the housing distally along the extension tube, the pair of opposing pinch members may push the wedge distally. In response to movement of the wedge distally a first distance, a second end of the instrument may be configured to advance distally a second distance. A support element or compressible element may be disposed within a lumen of the extension tube to support the instrument.

Instrument advancement device having an anti-buckling feature

A catheter insertion device () is provided for positioning and inserting a catheter (), particularly a midline catheter into a patient. The insertion device () includes an introducer needle () that extends from the distal end of the catheter during insertion. A manually operated actuator assembly () is movable with respect to a housing for deploying the catheter () over the distal end of the introducer needle (). A step-wise movement of the actuator () advances the catheter () in stages over the introducer needle (). A shuttling or indexing mechanism () advances the catheter and prevents retraction of the catheter once deployed.

Midline catheter placement device

A delivery device to deliver a guidewire through an intravenous catheter assembly may include a housing, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a slot. The delivery device may include a guidewire, which may include a proximal end and a distal end. The delivery device may include a guidewire hub disposed within the housing. The guidewire may be secured to the guidewire hub, and the guidewire hub may be configured to move along the slot to advance the guidewire in a distal direction. The distal end of the guidewire may include a fluid permeable structure. For example, the fluid permeable structure may include an elongated core and a coil extending around the elongated core. In some embodiments, a space between the elongated core and the coil may be configured to receive blood in response to the guidewire being inserted into the vasculature.

Vascular access instrument having a fluid permeable structure, and related devices and methods

An intravenous delivery system may operate by gravity feed, and may have a liquid source containing a liquid, a drip unit that receives the liquid from the liquid source, and tubing that receives the liquid from the drip unit for delivery to a patient. A flow rate sensor may be used to measure a flow rate of liquid through the intravenous delivery system, and may generate a flow rate signal indicative of the flow rate. A controller may receive the signal, and may compare the flow rate with a desired flow rate. If the flow rate is more or less than the desired flow rate, the controller may transmit a control signal to a flow rate regulator. The flow rate regulator may receive the control signal and, in response, modify the flow rate to bring the flow rate closer to the desired flow rate.

IV flow management systems and methods

A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending through the distal end and the proximal end. The catheter assembly may include a catheter secured within the catheter adapter and extending from the distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter adapter may be configured to move between a first position and a second position. In response to the catheter adapter moving from the first position to the second position, an angle of the catheter adapter with respect to an insertion surface may be configured to increase, which may improve patency of the catheter assembly and alignment of a fluid path of the catheter assembly with vasculature of a patient.

Catheter assembly with angle changing and related methods

An IV device assembly may include a lumen forming a fluidic channel within the IV device assembly. The lumen may be fluidically coupled to a vascular access device (VAD) coupler via a funnel coupler, and an IV device assembly coupler at a proximal end of the lumen. The IV device assembly may also include one or more of the following: a collapsible sleeve formed coaxially around a first portion of the lumen and mechanically coupled to the funnel coupler, a probe formed along a second portion of the lumen within the collapsible sleeve and into the VAD coupler, a translation handle that translates the probe out of a distal end of the VAD coupler, and a fixed grip formed around the lumen to maintain a position of the IV device assembly relative to the translation handle.

Vascular access device assembly facilitating single-handed probe advancement with a support member

An IV catheter device can include or being configured to employ a probe assembly having an integrated fluid flushing mechanism. The probe assembly can be configured in a variety of ways to cause flushing fluid to be injected through a fluid permeable structure of the probe as the probe is advanced distally from a catheter. In this way, the fluid permeable structure can be kept clear of any occlusion that may otherwise form. With the probe extending distally from the catheter, a blood sample may be collected.

Intravenous catheter device having a probe assembly with an integrated fluid flushing mechanism

A clip used in a catheter assembly, the clip comprising a first leg and a second leg angularly connected to the first leg, wherein the second leg includes a substantially U-shaped spade configured to engage a needle housing of the catheter assembly to secure the clip to the needle housing.

Needle capture safety interlock for catheter

A blood collection device may include a tubular container, which may include a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The blood collection device may include a plug sealing the open end and a partition within the tubular container. The partition may separate the tubular container into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber and the second chamber may be evacuated such that a pressure within the first chamber and a pressure within the second chamber are lower than ambient pressure and equal to each other. In response to blood being drawn into the first chamber, the pressure within the first chamber may increase, and the partition may slide towards the closed end such that a size of the first chamber increases and a size of the second chamber decreases.

Multi-chamber blood collection device and related systems and methods

A catheter adapter may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port. A central axis of a fluid path extending through the side port may be disposed at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the catheter adapter. The angle may be less than 45°. Additionally or alternatively to the angle being less than 45°, the catheter adapter may include a wedge and/or an insert configured to facilitate instrument delivery to the catheter assembly via the side port.

Systems and methods of facilitating instrument delivery to a catheter assembly

A probe advancement device may be configured to couple to a catheter assembly. The probe advancement device may include a flexible housing, which may include a proximal end and a distal end. The probe advancement device may include a probe advancement element coupled to the proximal end of the flexible housing. The probe advancement element may include a probe extending in a distal direction within the flexible housing. The flexible housing may be configured to collapse along an axis in response to the probe being advanced in the distal direction. The probe may include a tube for blood collection, a guidewire, or another suitable element.

Probe advancement device and related systems and methods

A catheter system may include a catheter adapter and a wing extending outwardly from the catheter adapter. The wing may include a groove or slot. The catheter system may include a needle hub and a paddle extending outwardly from the needle hub. The paddle may include an extension disposed within the groove or the slot to reduce axial movement between the catheter adapter and the needle hub, which may be advantageous during insertion of the catheter system into a patient. The extension may be removable from the groove or the slot to allow axial movement between the catheter adapter and the needle hub during removal of the needle hub from the catheter adapter, for example. The paddle and/or the wing may include a shape to reduce axial movement between the catheter adapter and the needle hub, which may also be advantageous during insertion of the catheter system.

Providing resistance to separation of a catheter adapter and a needle hub

An extravascular system is provided which includes a catheter adapter having a blood control septum configured to control flow of a fluid through the catheter adapter, the catheter adapter further having a catheter configured for intravenous insertion. The extravascular system further includes a septum activator slidably inserted within the catheter adapter and configured for advancement through the blood control septum to provide a fluid pathway through the blood control septum. Further still, the extravascular system includes an external safety mechanism comprising a needle hub and a needle shield interconnected via a tether, wherein the needle shield includes a safety clip that is configured to retain a sharpened end of the introducer needle within the needle shield. Some implementations further comprise an access port forming a portion of the catheter adapter and providing selective access to the lumen of the catheter adapter.

Ported IV catheter having external needle shield and internal blood control septum

Inserts can be formed with elution characteristics to cause the inserts to elute an antimicrobial agent when subject to a fluid within a medical device. An insert can be formed with a desired geometry to allow the insert to be compression fit within a medical device to prevent the insert from moving or becoming dislodged once inserted into the medical device. The material may also be hygroscopic so that the insert swells when subject to a fluid thereby enhancing the compression fit of the device within the medical device. In some cases, the material can be reinforced using an internal structure. Inserts can be formed in many ways including by casting, thermoforming, or extrusion. In some cases, the inserts can be formed using a peel-away sleeve or material. The peel-away sleeves can be formed of a non-sticky material which facilitates removal of the inserts once the inserts have cured.

Antimicrobial inserts for medical devices

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