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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2015
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Weston Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
John Stokes, Pleasant View, UT (US);
Aaron Wang, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes a flexible catheter (), a needle () having a sharp distal tip, the needle () disposed in the flexible catheter () and moving from a first position that exposes the needle () to a second position, an outer member () that is configured to engage and disengage a catheter hub (), an inner member () disposed in the outer member (), and a needle protection () member disposed in the inner member (), the needle protection member () enclosing at least a portion of the needle () when the needle () is in the second position.