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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Marty L. Stout, South Weber, UT (US);
S. Ray Isaacson, Roy, UT (US);
Mark Spinti, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Austin Jason Mckinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Marty L. Stout, South Weber, UT (US);
S. Ray Isaacson, Roy, UT (US);
Mark Spinti, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Austin Jason McKinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A flushable catheter assembly having features to enable selective activation of fluid flow through the catheter assembly is disclosed herein. A septum is placed within the catheter adapter of the catheter assembly and includes a pathway that is closed prior to being biased open via a septum activator also positioned within the catheter adapter. A plurality of air vent channels is interposed between the septum and the inner surface of the catheter adapter to permit 'flashback' of blood during insertion of the catheter into a patient. The septum activator is advanced through the pathway of the septum as a coupler is attached to a proximal opening of the catheter adapter.