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US 6,958,054 B2Granted
Intravenous catheter device
AssigneeP. Rowan Smith
InventorLisa M. Fitzgerald
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Abstract
A catheter device is disclosed which the hypodermic needle used for insertion is retracted into a protective sheath and left in place during use. An IV fluid flow path is provided that is blocked by the hypodermic needle prior to retraction but is opened by the retraction of the needle from the catheter. The insertion hypodermic needle is not discarded separately but only after the use of the whole catheter device to inject fluids.
Claims9
A catheter device comprising:
- a hollow protective sheath having a longitudinal needle carrier track long one surface and locking slots near either end of said track;
- a hypodermic needle carrier slidable mounted within said sheath to expose a hypodermic needle mounted and catheter mounted thereon and retract said hypodermic needle;
- an actuator mounted on said needle carrier and extending through said needle carrier track;
- needle locking tabs on the sides of said actuator for engagement with said locking slots;
- a spring connecting said actuator to said needle carrier biasing said actuator outwardly to force said needle locking tabs to engage either of said locking slots;
- a hypodermic needle mounted on said hypodermic needle carrier and extending longitudinally in said sheath;
- a catheter carrier and catheter releasably connected to said hypodermic needle carrier such that said hypodermic needle extends through said catheter;
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- a fluid flow path through said device that by-passes said hypodermic needle when retracted to said catheter when exposed.
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A catheter device comprising:
- a protective sheath;
- a hypodermic needle carrier slidable mounted in said protective sheath;
- a hypodermic needle mounted on said hypodermic needle carrier;
- a catheter carrier and catheter releasably mounted on said hypodermic needle carrier such that said hypodermic needle extends through said catheter;
- a port body connected to said catheter carrier for connection to an IV fluid source;
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- an IV fluid flow path through said port body, said catheter carrier and said catheter, said flow path being blocked by said hypodermic needle carrier when said catheter is mounted on said hypodermic needle carrier and open when said catheter carrier is released from said hypodermic needle carrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.