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US 2021/0228127 A1Published application
Blood collection adapter and related devices to reduce hemolysis
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsJonathan Karl Burkholz, Yiping Ma
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Abstract
An adapter may include a distal end, which may be configured to couple to a catheter assembly. The adapter may include a proximal end, which may include a proximal connector configured to couple to a blood collection device. The adapter may include a fluid pathway disposed between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the fluid pathway includes a non-linear portion. The non-linear portion may form a coil shape, an S-shape, or another suitable shape.
Claims20
An adapter, comprising:
- a distal end, comprising a distal connector configured to couple to a catheter assembly;
- a proximal end, comprising a proximal connector configured to couple to a blood collection device;
- and
- a fluid pathway disposed between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the fluid pathway includes a non-linear portion.
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A blood collection set, comprising:
- a blood collection device;
- and
- an adapter, comprising:
- a distal end, comprising a distal connector configured to couple to a catheter assembly;
- a proximal end coupled to a blood collection device;
- and
- a fluid pathway disposed between the distal end and the proximal end,
- wherein the fluid pathway includes a non-linear portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.