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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventor:
John Stokes, Pleasant View, UT (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 5/34 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0618 (2013.01); A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61M 5/3213 (2013.01); A61M 5/3232 (2013.01); A61M 5/34 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0631 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 5/3273 (2013.01); A61M 2039/064 (2013.01); A61M 2039/066 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0673 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter assembly including 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 shield for shielding at least a distal end of the needle when the needle is in the second position and the needle being disposed through the needle shield in the first position.