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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Yiping MA, Layton, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a catheter system that includes an intravenous catheter assembly including a catheter defining a lumen extending between a distal end and a proximal end of the catheter and an access connector configured to provide access to the lumen of the catheter. The catheter system also includes a disinfecting probe coupleable to the access connector, with the disinfecting probe including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a lighting system disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to emit a disinfecting ultraviolet light, and an advancement member configured to advance a portion of the lighting system beyond the distal end of the housing and into the catheter, responsive to movement of the advancement member with respect to the housing, wherein the disinfecting ultraviolet light disinfects the lumen of the catheter upon being advanced therein by the advancement member.