The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Glade H. Howell, Draper, UT (US);
Daniel B. Blanchard, Bountiful, UT (US);
Jason R. Stats, Layton, UT (US);
Kyle G. Thornley, Farmington, UT (US);
Joe Spataro, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Eric W. Lindekugel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are compact rapidly insertable central catheter ('RICC') insertion assemblies and methods. For example, a RICC insertion assembly can include a RICC, an introducer assembly, an access guidewire, and a coupler coupling together the RICC and the introducer assembly. The RICC can include a catheter tube, a catheter hub, and one or more extension legs connected in the foregoing order. The introducer assembly can include an introducer needle coupled to a syringe. The introducer needle can include a needle-hub through hole passing through a needle hub and connecting to a needle-shaft lumen of a needle shaft. The access guidewire can include a proximal portion disposed in the RICC and a distal portion disposed in the needle-shaft lumen through the needle-hub through hole. The coupler can enforce a loop in the access guidewire over which the catheter tube follows, thereby compacting the RICC insertion assembly and making it easier to handle.