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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
B. Braun Melsungen Ag, Melsungen, DE;
Inventors:
Kevin Woehr, Felsberg, DE;
Chee Mun Phang, 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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0014 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0625 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2433 (2013.01);
Abstract
Needle devices having a component that provides the function of fixing a valve in a standard diameter sized catheter hub, the valve and/or the component provide or provides a proximally directed axial force for returning the valve opener from a distal position within the catheter hub to a proximal position within the catheter hub when a male Luer is disconnected from the catheter hub. Various components can be located inside a single hub body catheter hub that can restrict fluid flow, allow actuation to permit fluid flow, prevent needlestick injuries, and combinations thereof.