Multi-Lumen Extension System
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsJonathan Karl Burkholz, Megan Scherich, Yiping Ma
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Abstract
A multi-lumen extension system may include a first lumen forming a fluidic channel within the multi-lumen extension system; a second lumen forming a non-fluidic channel within the multi-lumen extension system; a patency instrument housed within the second lumen; a seal between the first lumen and the second lumen to prevent fluid from entering the second lumen from the first lumen; and a grip formed along the second lumen and operatively coupled to the patency instrument housed within the second lumen to selectively advance the patency instrument along the second lumen.
Claims20
A multi-lumen extension system, comprising:
- a multi-lumen tube comprising:
- a first lumen forming a fluidic channel within the multi-lumen extension system;
- a second lumen forming a non-fluidic channel within the multi-lumen extension system;
- a patency instrument housed within the second lumen;
- a seal between the first lumen and the second lumen to prevent fluid from entering the second lumen from the first lumen;
- and
- a grip formed along the second lumen and operatively coupled to the patency instrument housed within the second lumen to selectively translate the patency instrument along the second lumen.
A method of manufacturing a multi-lumen extension system, comprising:
- forming a fluidic lumen from a male vascular access device (VAD) coupler at a distal end of a first lumen to a female luer-lock access device (LLAD);
- forming a non-fluidic lumen from the male VAD coupler to a female luer-lock access device (LLAD) coupler;
- forming a patency checking device coaxially within the non-fluidic lumen;
- and
- forming a grip along the non-fluidic lumen and operatively coupling the grip to the patency checking device to selectively advance the patency checking device along the non-fluidic lumen.
A vascular access device, comprising:
- an intravenous (IV) catheter insertable into a blood vessel of a patient;
- a multi-lumen extension system, comprising:
- a first lumen forming a first channel within the multi-lumen extension system;
- a second lumen forming a second channel within the multi-lumen extension system;
- a patency instrument housed within the second lumen;
- a grip formed along the second lumen and operatively coupled to the patency instrument housed within the second lumen to selectively advance the patency instrument along the second lumen;
- and
- a luer-lock access device (LLAD) operatively coupled to a proximal end of the first lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.