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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Mark A. Crawford, Sandy, UT (US);
Marty L. Stout, South Jordan, UT (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Crawford, Sandy, UT (US);
Marty L. Stout, South Jordan, UT (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/75 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vascular access device for communicating with the vascular system of a patient may include a status indicator. The status indicator may detect and signal that a period of time has elapsed in relation to the use of the vascular access device.