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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
John Lackey, West Valley City, UT (US);
Yiping Ma, Layton, UT (US);
Joseph Spataro, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0105 (2013.01); A61M 25/0612 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0008 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter having a catheter extending from its distal end. The catheter may include a proximal end, a tip, and a length of tubing therebetween. The length of tubing may include one or more position indicators to indicate a position of the catheter relative to a vasculature. The catheter assembly may include an introducer needle extending through the length of tubing and comprising a sharp distal tip configured to introduce the catheter into the vasculature.