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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Medrad, Inc., Indianola, PA (US);
Inventors:
Arthur E. Uber, III, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eric J. Thor, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Michael J. Bonnette, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kane Smith, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Barry Lynn McDaniel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bayer Medical Care Inc, Indianola, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61M 25/0122 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for inserting a catheter into a blood vessel that uses fluid flow to aid the insertion of the catheter into a patient is described herein. The device includes a catheter retention device that houses a catheter and is configured to attach to an angiocatheter or other blood vessel access device. The catheter retention device receives fluid and guides the catheter into the blood vessel using the flow of fluid to carry the catheter into the blood vessel.