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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Megan S. Scherich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Curtis H. Blanchard, Herriman, UT (US);
Shaun Lauer, Portland, OR (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a medical device, including an instrument having a proximal end and a distal end, an introducer configured to moveably receive the instrument and having and outer housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an inner volume and an inner housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an inner volume, the inner housing slidably received within the outer housing, the distal end of the introducer configured to couple the introducer to an intravenous line. The inner housing is configured to move relative to the outer housing to move the instrument between a first position and a second position.