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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Applicant:
B. Braun Melsungen Ag, Melsungen, DE;
Inventors:
Kevin Woehr, Felsberg, DE;
Edwin L. Burnard, Fogelsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
B. Braun Melsungen AG, Melsungen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0075 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0618 (2013.01); A61M 39/0606 (2013.01); A61M 39/0693 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61M 2039/062 (2013.01); A61M 2039/064 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0653 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0007 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01);
Abstract
Catheter assemblies are described having a catheter hub with a catheter tube and a needle hub with a needle projecting through the catheter tube. The catheter hub has a valve or a septum for stopping or slowing down the flow of fluid in or out of the catheter hub when the valve or septum is closed. The valve has features formed thereon to facilitate venting, opening, closing, or combinations thereof.