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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Breanna Lackey, West Valley City, UT (US);
John Lackey, West Valley City, UT (US);
Megan Scherich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Benjamin Hopwood, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, which may include a body and a side port extending outwardly from the body. The body may include a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner surface extending through the distal end and the proximal end and forming a lumen. An angle of the side port with respect to a longitudinal axis of the body may be adjustable. The catheter assembly may include a catheter extending distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter assembly may include a septum disposed within the lumen proximal to a side port pathway extending through the side port and in fluid communication with the lumen.