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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
S. Ray Isaacson, Layton, UT (US);
Mark Hunter, Herriman, UT (US);
Paul Walker, Monkton, MD (US);
Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Murray, UT (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/50 (2017.01); A61C 5/40 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61C 5/40 (2017.02); A61C 5/50 (2017.02); A61M 2025/0004 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0019 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0079 (2013.01);
Abstract
An obturator assembly includes an obturator positionable within a lumen of a device and movable within the lumen between a first position and a second position. The obturator includes a distal tip portion, wherein, with the obturator in the first position, the distal tip portion limits fluid communication through the lumen and, with the obturator in the second position, the distal tip portion provides fluid communication through the lumen.