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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Curtis H. Blanchard, Riverton, UT (US);
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Megan Scherich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Yiping Ma, Layton, UT (US);
Benjamin Hopwood, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An IV catheter device can include or being configured to employ a probe assembly having an integrated fluid flushing mechanism. The probe assembly can be configured in a variety of ways to cause flushing fluid to be injected through a fluid permeable structure of the probe as the probe is advanced distally from a catheter. In this way, the fluid permeable structure can be kept clear of any occlusion that may otherwise form. With the probe extending distally from the catheter, a blood sample may be collected.