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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2020
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Weston Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Jon Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Huibin Liu, West Jordan, UT (US);
Ken Cluff, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);
Lawrence Trainer, Murray, UT (US);
Stephen Bornhoft, Sandy, UT (US);
Yiping Ma, Layton, UT (US);
Weston Whitaker, Riverton, UT (US);
Ralph Sonderegger, Farmington, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly comprises a catheter (), a needle () having a sharp distal tip disposed within the catheter (), a catheter hub () connected to the catheter () having the needle () passing therethrough, the catheter hub () including a valve () that selectively permits or blocks a flow of fluid through the catheter (), a valve actuator () that moves between a first position and a second position, and a return member () that returns the valve actuator () from the second position to the first position, and a needle protection member () that encloses the sharp distal tip of the needle ().