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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:
B. Braun Melsungen Ag, Melsungen, DE;
Inventors:
Kit Weng Neoh, Penang, MY;
Boon Ping Neoh, Penang, MY;
Assignee:
B. Braun Melsungen AG, Melsungen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0618 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 25/0693 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2426 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Needle assemblies and related methods having a needle hub with a needle, a catheter tube with a catheter hub and having the needle extending through the catheter tube, a valve positioned in an interior cavity of the catheter hub, a valve opener proximal of the valve, and a needle guard extending at least partially into the valve opener. The valve opener can be used with a range of needle sizes.