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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2012
S. Ray Isaacson, Roy, UT (US);
Kelly D. Christensen, Centerville, UT (US);
Lawrence J. Trainer, Murray, UT (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
S. Ray Isaacson, Roy, UT (US);
Kelly D. Christensen, Centerville, UT (US);
Lawrence J. Trainer, Murray, UT (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
The current invention relates to infusion devices, specifically to peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters. In particular, the invention relates to peripheral IV catheter assemblies having features to enable selective and reversible activation of fluid flow through the catheter assembly. Some implementations of the present invention include various configurations of septum valves having a barrier surface that is stressed to bias the barrier surface and provide a pathway through the septum valve.