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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
S. Ray Isaacson, Layton, UT (US);
Stephen T. Bornhoft, Midvale, UT (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Yiping Ma, Layton, UT (US);
Siddarth K. Shevgoor, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
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.