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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Shaun Staley, Murray, UT (US);
Megan Scherich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Yiping MA, Layton, UT (US);
Yueqiang Xue, Shanghai, CN;
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A vascular access device to passively open a fluid path within a vasculature. The vascular access device may include a catheter and a guidewire. The catheter may have a proximal end, a tip, and a length of tubing therebetween. The guidewire may extend along the length of tubing and may include a bent portion. At least a portion of the length of tubing may substantially conform to the bent portion such that the tip of the catheter avoids an obstruction within the vasculature.