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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Icu Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Nelson, Long Beach, CA (US);
Nicholas Lopez, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Alison D. Burcar, Villa Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/165 (2013.01); A61M 39/18 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49817 (2015.01);
Abstract
A sheath can be used to protect a catheter hub from contamination. The sheath can surround the catheter hub and seal the interface between the catheter hub and a needleless connector. The sheath can be installed onto the catheter hub either before or after the needleless connector has been connected to the catheter hub.