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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Megan Scherich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Curtis H. Blanchard, Riverton, UT (US);
Yiping MA, Layton, UT (US);
John Lackey, West Valley City, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. A wedge adapter may be retained within the lumen and have a wedge coupled thereto. The wedge may be configured to retain an end of a catheter such that a tip of the catheter extends through the distal end of the catheter adapter. A control feature may extend through an end or side wall of the catheter adapter. The control feature may be configured to manipulate the wedge to control a position of the tip of the catheter to open a fluid path within a vasculature.