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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Curtis H. Blanchard, Riverton, UT (US);
John Cendagorta, Draper, UT (US);
Austin Jason McKinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Joseph Spataro, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Cristian Clavijo, Lehi, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A catheter adapter may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port. A central axis of a fluid path extending through the side port may be disposed at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the catheter adapter. The angle may be less than 45°. Additionally or alternatively to the angle being less than 45°, the catheter adapter may include a wedge and/or an insert configured to facilitate instrument delivery to the catheter assembly via the side port.