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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Kelly D. Christensen, Centerville, UT (US);
Wade A. Powell, Lexington, KY (US);
John R. Stokes, Ogden, UT (US);
Austin Jason Mckinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Dinesh S. Kommireddy, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Shaun Staley, Sandy, UT (US);
Richard F. Leavitt, Layton, UT (US);
Jesse Austin, Milliken, CO (US);
Shaun Condie, Springville, UT (US);
Tyler Evans, Provo, UT (US);
Shawn Funk, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Henderson, Logan, UT (US);
Joseph Jacobsen, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Austin Smith, Renton, WA (US);
Christopher N. Cindrich, Draper, UT (US);
Kelly D. Christensen, Centerville, UT (US);
Wade A. Powell, Lexington, KY (US);
John R. Stokes, Ogden, UT (US);
Austin Jason McKinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Dinesh S. Kommireddy, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Shaun Staley, Sandy, UT (US);
Richard F. Leavitt, Layton, UT (US);
Jesse Austin, Milliken, CO (US);
Shaun Condie, Springville, UT (US);
Tyler Evans, Provo, UT (US);
Shawn Funk, Houston, TX (US);
Scott Henderson, Logan, UT (US);
Joseph Jacobsen, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Austin Smith, Renton, WA (US);
Christopher N. Cindrich, Draper, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An extravascular system may include a fluid path and a gas vent in communication with the fluid path. A method of venting a medical device may include providing a closed extravascular system having a fluid path, providing a gas vent in communication with the fluid path, venting gas from the extravascular system through the gas vent, and maintaining closure of the extravascular system during and after venting.