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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Girum Yemane Tekeste, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3104 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3117 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3128 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2406 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2433 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is a catheter patency maintenance device comprising of a flush syringe, an elongate plunger rod with a stopper slidably positioned within the barrel, a cap, disinfectant and a valve movable between an open position and a closed position. The valve may include a valve stem and/or openings in the valve to permit fluid flow. Methods of using the flush syringe assemblies are also described.