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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Icu Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bhupinder Chhikara, Draper, UT (US);
Srinath Lingutla, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brandon Eads, Taylorsville, UT (US);
Assignee:
ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0693 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1077 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vascular access system embodiments can be configured to remove gas and a piercing member from a catheter assembly. In some embodiments, vascular access systems can remove gas and at least a portion of a piercing member concurrently or simultaneously. In some embodiments, vascular access systems can remove gas before removing at least a portion of a piercing member. In several embodiments, a vascular access system can include a first barrel configured to remove gas and a second barrel configured to retract a piercing member.