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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2023
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Curtis H. Blanchard, Herriman, UT (US);
Lucas Farrar, Northborough, MA (US);
Justin G. Hortin, Farmington, UT (US);
Ken L. Cluff, Lehi, UT (US);
Yiping MA, Layton, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A blood draw device includes a catheter, an introducer having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an actuator movably coupled to the introducer, the actuator configured to move relative to the introducer to move the catheter between a first position, in which the catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which the distal end portion of the catheter is disposed beyond the distal end portion of the introducer such that at least a first portion of the catheter is disposed within the peripheral intravenous line when the introducer is coupled to the peripheral intravenous line, and a catheter support movably coupled to the introducer. The catheter support including a bracket portion and a hub portion including the passageway and extending from the bracket portion. The bracket portion of the catheter support is biased against a portion of the introducer.