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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Smiths Medical Asd, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gursel Akcay, Madison, CT (US);
Harsh D Chheda, Cheshire, CT (US);
David J Goral, Brookfield, CT (US);
Thomas T Koehler, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc, Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0618 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0693 (2013.01);
Abstract
A safety intravenous catheter that includes a passive release feature. The catheter assembly includes ready, safe, and released positions. In the release position, a retainer being in a proximal retainer position relative to a collar enables release of the catheter hub from the catheter insertion device. The sharp tip of the insertion needle remains inaccessible in the release position in order to prevent unwanted needle sticks.