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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Ami Belson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ami Belson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vascular Pathways, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An venous access catheter is combined with a needle, guidewire, and actuator where the needle is disposed coaxially over the guidewire and the catheter is disposed coaxially over the needle. A hub at a proximal end of the access catheter includes a wiping element to clean blood from the needle and guidewire as they are removed and a side port to allow connection of fluids after the access catheter is placed.