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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2023
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Austin J. Mckinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Glade H. Howell, Draper, UT (US);
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Central catheters, central catheter assemblies, and methods thereof. A central catheter includes a catheter tube coupled with a number of extension legs, a needle hub coupled with the catheter tube, where the needle hub is configured to receive a needle therethrough so that the needle is disposed within a primary catheter tube lumen. The central catheter includes a manifold hub for coupling the number of extension legs with the catheter tube. The manifold hub may be integral to the needle hub. The needle hub includes a septum within a needle-hub lumen, where the septum is configured to define a fluid tight seal with the needle and to prevent fluid flow through a proximal portion of the needle-hub lumen when the needle is withdrawn from the needle-hub lumen. A method for introducing a central catheter into a blood vessel.