Extravascular system venting
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsJonathan Karl Burkholz, Wade A. Powell, Jason Hillman, Weston F. Harding, Kelly D. Christensen, John Stokes, Marty L. Stout, Christopher N. Cindrich, Dinesh S. Kommireddy
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Abstract
A vascular access device may form part of an extravascular system and function as an adapter including a gas permeable vent. A method of venting a medical device may include providing a vascular access device as part of an extravascular system, providing a gas permeable vent within the vascular access device, venting gas from the system through the vent, and closing the vent.
Claims25
A medical device, comprising:
- a vascular access device, wherein the vascular access device forms part of an extravascular system and is an adapter for at least two other vascular access devices, wherein the adapter includes:
- a gas permeable vent, wherein at least a portion of the vent remains with the adapter after the vent is closed.
A method of venting a medical device, comprising:
- providing a vascular access device, wherein the vascular access device forms part of an extravascular system and is an adapter for at least two other vascular access devices;
- providing a gas permeable vent as a part of the adapter;
- venting gas from the extravascular system through the vent;
- closing the vent;
- and
- maintaining at least a portion of the vent with the adapter after closing the vent.
A medical device, comprising:
- means for accessing the vascular system of a patient, wherein the means for accessing is connectable to an extravascular system;
- and
- means for venting the extravascular system, wherein the means for venting forms part of the means for accessing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.