71 results about "CATHETER ADAPTER" patented technology

A universal catheter connector belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The conical rubber ring is arranged in the main pipe shell, the conical surface in the conical rubber ring is used for being matched with the drainage pipes with different pipe diameters, the ends of the drainage pipes with different pipe diameters can abut against the conical surface of the conical rubber ring, and therefore the drainage pipes with different specifications can be connected conveniently; by arranging the clamping assembly, drainage tubes with different tube diameters can be effectively clamped through metal clamping rings in the clamping assembly, so that sealing between the drainage tubes and the connector is achieved, and internal medium leakage is avoided.

A catheter system may include a catheter adapter and a catheter extending distally from a distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter system may include a needle hub and an introducer needle having a proximal end fixed within the needle hub. The catheter system may include a guidewire having a proximal end, a distal end, and a coiled spring portion. The guidewire may be disposed within the introducer needle, and the coiled spring portion may be proximal to the distal end of the catheter. The catheter system may include a guidewire hub proximal to the needle hub. The coiled spring portion may be configured to compress in response to the distal end of the guidewire contacting a blood vessel and decompress in response to entry of the guidewire into the blood vessel.

A catheter extension set includes a distal end including a luer adapter configured to couple to a catheter adapter, a proximal end including a blood collection device, and an extension tube extending between the distal end and the proximal end. The catheter extension set can increase flow resistance, which can reduce the risk of hemolysis when there is a high pressure differential within the catheter extension set. The catheter extension set can decrease flow resistance after the pressure differential within the catheter extension set is reduced, which can facilitate faster blood collection.

An integrated peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter configured for blood draw both at the time of catheter placement and during catheter indwell. The peripheral IV catheter includes a catheter adapter having a catheter configured to be inserted into a patient's vasculature and a side inlet defining a fluid pathway into and out of the catheter. The peripheral IV catheter also includes a side port member having a main branch, the main branch including a distal end configured to couple the side port member to the side inlet of the catheter adapter and a connector portion accessible via a proximal end of the main branch. Additionally, the peripheral IV catheter includes a blood collection adapter removably and directly coupled to the connector portion of the side port member at the proximal end of the main branch. Furthermore, side pore member of the peripheral IV catheter may include a side branch.

The catheter system may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen. The catheter system may include one or more of: a catheter tube extending distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter; a needle hub; an introducer needle extending distally from the needle hub through the catheter tube, the introducer needle including a sharp distal tip; a needle cover surrounding the catheter tube and the sharp distal tip; a swab holder coupled to the distal end of the needle cover; a swab secured within the swab holder and including an antiseptic; and an end cap proximal to the catheter adapter. The catheter system may include an end cap proximal to the catheter adapter, and the swab holder may be coupled to the swab holder coupled to the proximal end of the end cap.

A catheter assembly is provided that includes a catheter having a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end, a catheter adapter coupled to the catheter proximal end and including a lumen in fluid communication with the catheter and an adapter port in fluid communication with the lumen, a near-patient adapter connected to the adapter port via an extension tube and including a distal end and a proximal end, and a needle-free connector coupled to the proximal end of the near-patient adapter. The needle-free connector includes a main body defining an inner lumen and including a distal port and a proximal port, a split septum valve retained within the proximal port and extending into the inner lumen, and a pressure resistance-increasing feature incorporated into or provided adjacent to the split septum valve configured, to increase a pressure capability of the needle-free connector.

A temporary pacemaker electrode catheter adapter comprises an adapter module and a permanent pacemaker cable. One side of the connector module is provided with first and second connector needle insertion ports for temporary pacemaker electrode catheters, the first connector needle insertion port comprises an anode elastic sheet made of a conductive material, the second connector needle insertion port comprises a cathode elastic sheet made of a conductive material, and the anode and the cathode elastic sheet are electrically connected to an anode wire and a cathode wire respectively; the anode wire and the cathode wire extend into the permanent pacemaker cable from the joint module, the cable tail ends, extending to one end, opposite to the joint module, of the permanent pacemaker cable are electrically connected with the annular anode electrode and the rod-shaped cathode electrode respectively, and the cable tail ends are used for being inserted into a permanent pacemaker; when the connector needles of the temporary pacemaker electrode catheter are respectively inserted into the first connector needle insertion port and the second connector needle insertion port, and the tail end of the cable is inserted into the permanent pacemaker, stable electric connection between the temporary pacemaker electrode catheter and the permanent pacemaker can be realized.

A catheter system comprising: a catheter adapter; a catheter extending distally from the catheter adapter; an extension tube extending from the catheter adapter; a needle assembly comprising a needle hub and an introducer needle, wherein a proximal end of the introducer needle is secured within the needle hub; a Y-adapter having a distal end, a first arm, and a second arm, wherein the distal end of the Y-adapter is coupled to the extension tube; a needleless connector coupled to the second arm and comprising a compression seal; and a vent cap coupled to the needleless connector and comprising a vent path and a gas permeable barrier within the vent path, wherein in response to movement of the vent cap from an unactuated position to a depressed position, the compression seal is compressed by the vent cap to allow fluid to pass through the vent path.

An intravenous (IV) catheter system may include a catheter adapter having a proximal end and a distal end. The IV catheter system may also include a cannula extending through the catheter adapter. A proximal end of the cannula may include a notch. The IV catheter system may also include a needle hub, which may be coupled to the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The needle hub may include a flashback chamber, which may be in fluid communication with the notch when the IV catheter system is in an insertion configuration.

A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending through the distal end of the catheter adapter and the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter assembly may include a catheter extending distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter assembly may include an introducer needle extending through the catheter. An anti-thrombogenic material may be extruded through a die and / or molded to form one or more portions of the catheter assembly. Additionally or alternatively, inner surfaces and / or outer surfaces of one or more portions of the catheter assembly may be coated with an anti-thrombogenic coating that includes the anti-thrombogenic material.

A catheter system is provided, comprising a catheter and a first catheter adapter having an adapter body and adapter wings. The catheter body includes a distal port, a proximal port, and a side port, wherein a proximal end of the catheter is secured to the distal port, and the side port includes a Luer connector. The adapter wings engage with the adapter body and include a first flexible wing and a second flexible wing configured to contact each other when a clamping force is applied thereto. An extension tube is connected to the proximal port, and a second catheter adapter is connected to the proximal end of the extension tube. A blood aspiration device is coupled to the side port and includes a flow tube configured to extend distally from the blood aspiration device, through the first catheter adapter, and into the catheter to perform blood aspiration.

A catheter system may include a catheter adapter and a catheter extending distally from a distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter system may include a needle hub and an introducer needle having a proximal end fixed within the needle hub. The catheter system may include a guidewire having a proximal end, a distal end, and a coiled spring portion. The guidewire may be disposed within the introducer needle, and the coiled spring portion may be proximal to the distal end of the catheter. The catheter system may include a guidewire hub proximal to the needle hub. The coiled spring portion may be configured to compress in response to the distal end of the guidewire contacting a blood vessel and decompress in response to entry of the guidewire into the blood vessel.

A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter having a distal end comprising an intravenous catheter, a proximal end configured to receive a needle assembly, and an interior lumen extending therebetween. The catheter assembly may include an extension tube, which may include a first lumen and a second lumen. The first and second lumens may be in fluid communication with the interior lumen at first end of the extension tube, a second end of the extension tube having an infusion port in fluid communication with the first lumen, and a blood collection port in fluid communication with the second lumen. An extension set for a catheter assembly may include a first lumen coupled to an infusion port and a second lumen coupled to a blood collection port. The second lumen may include a flow resistance that is optimized to reduce hemolysis during blood collection.

A catheter system may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end and a proximal end. The catheter system may include a catheter and a vent plug in fluid communication with the catheter. The vent plug may include a distal end having a hole. The hole may be sized to pass air but not blood. The vent plug may include a proximal end and a lumen extending proximally from the hole through the proximal end of the vent plug. The vent plug may include an air-permeable plug disposed within the lumen. The air-permeable plug may include cellulose or polyurethane foam. The distal end of the vent plug may include a protrusion forming a stepped surface. The air-permeable plug may extend along a portion of the lumen or may extend along an entire length of the lumen from the hole to the proximal end.

An integrated catheter includes a catheter adapter having a catheter and an inlet, the catheter configured to be inserted into a patient's vasculature. The integrated catheter also includes a near-patient access port having a first port at a first end and a female luer connector at a second end, as well as intermediate tubing extending between the inlet of the catheter adapter and the first port of the near-patient access port. Additionally, the integrated catheter includes a stabilization platform configured to stabilize at least the near-patient access port on a patient's skin.

A medical device can include a body and a photosensitizer integrated with the body. The medical device can passively resist colonization by bacteria under ambient light. The medical device can also actively resist colonization by bacteria by releasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to a light dose applied over a duration between 1 second and 1 hour ranging from 0.5 J / cm 2 to 320 J / cm 2 . The body can be formed from a base resin. The photosensitizer can be compounded with the base resin. The photosensitizer can be absorbed into the base resin. The medical device can include a coating disposed on a surface of the body. The photosensitizer can be disposed within the coating. The medical device can include a catheter adapter and a catheter extending distally from the catheter adapter. The catheter can be co-extruded with the photosensitizer and another material.

A catheter system may include a catheter adapter, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending through the distal end and the proximal end. The catheter system may include a connector coupled to the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The connector may include a T-connector. The catheter system may include a connector support device, which may be wedge-shaped to support the connector at an insertion angle.

A catheter assembly is provided that includes a catheter having a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end, a catheter adapter coupled to the catheter proximal end and including a lumen in fluid communication with the catheter and an adapter port in fluid communication with the lumen, a near-patient adapter connected to the adapter port via an extension tube and including a distal end and a proximal end, and a needle-free connector coupled to the proximal end of the near-patient adapter. The needle-free connector includes a main body defining an inner lumen and including a distal port and a proximal port, a split septum valve retained within the proximal port and extending into the inner lumen, and a pressure resistance-increasing feature incorporated into or provided adjacent to the split septum valve configured, to increase a pressure capability of the needle-free connector.

A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, which may include a body and a side port extending outwardly from the body. The body may include a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner surface extending through the distal end and the proximal end and forming a lumen. An angle of the side port with respect to a longitudinal axis of the body may be adjustable. The catheter assembly may include a catheter extending distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter assembly may include a septum disposed within the lumen proximal to a side port pathway extending through the side port and in fluid communication with the lumen.

A catheter system includes a catheter adapter including a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending through the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port in fluid communication with the lumen; a catheter extending distally from the catheter adapter; a septum disposed within the lumen of the catheter adapter, wherein the septum includes a first slit and a second slit substantially parallel to the first slit, wherein the first slit is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the catheter, wherein the second slit is offset from the longitudinal axis of the catheter; a needle hub; and a guide needle secured within the needle hub, wherein the guide needle is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the catheter and extends through the catheter and the first slit of the septum.

The invention relates to a catheter assembly having a near patient connector with improved backpressure capability. A catheter assembly is provided, the catheter assembly comprising: a catheter having a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end; a catheter adapter coupled to the catheter proximal end and including a lumen in fluid communication with the catheter and an adapter port in fluid communication with the lumen; a near patient adapter connected to the adapter port via an extension tube and including a distal end and a proximal end; and a needleless connector coupled to the proximal end of the proximal patient adapter. The needleless connector includes a body defining a lumen and including a distal port and a proximal port, a split diaphragm valve retained within the proximal port and extending into the lumen, and a pressure resistance increasing feature incorporated into or disposed adjacent to the split diaphragm valve, the pressure resistance increasing feature is configured to increase a pressure capability of the needleless connector.

The present invention relates to an intravenous catheter device that may include a safety mechanism having a slide that engages with a catheter adapter and slides relative to a cylinder. A needle hub may be contained within the cylinder and retracted once a catheter has been inserted into the patient's vasculature. Retraction of the needle hub may be activated by sliding the slide. The slide may also function to protect the distal tip of the needle once the needle hub is retracted within the cylinder.

1. Name of the product in this design: Urinary catheter connector (dry electric urine suction device). 2. Application of this design: This design is used for the catheter connector of a dry electric suction device. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, which may include a body and a side port extending outwardly from the body. The body may include a distal end, a proximal end, and an inner surface extending through the distal end and the proximal end and forming a lumen. An angle of the side port with respect to a longitudinal axis of the body may be adjustable. The catheter assembly may include a catheter extending distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter assembly may include a septum disposed within the lumen proximal to a side port pathway extending through the side port and in fluid communication with the lumen.

A catheter system (10) includes a catheter adapter (12), which may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending through the distal end of the catheter adapter and the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter system includes a concertinaed tube (24), which includes a distal end coupled to the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The concertinaed tube is disposed in a collapsed position and movable between the collapsed position and an expanded position. The catheter system includes a luer connector (30), which is coupled to a proximal end of the concertinaed tube. The catheter system includes a needle assembly (38), which includes a needle hub (40) and an introducer needle (42) extending distally from the needle hub. The concertinaed tube and the luer connector are disposed within the needle hub.

A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. A wedge adapter may be retained within the lumen and have a wedge coupled thereto. The wedge may be configured to retain an end of a catheter such that a tip of the catheter extends through the distal end of the catheter adapter. A control feature may extend through an end or side wall of the catheter adapter. The control feature may be configured to manipulate the wedge to control a position of the tip of the catheter to open a fluid path within a vasculature.

The present invention relates to spring-based devices, systems, and methods to facilitate vascular access. A catheter system can include a catheter assembly, which can include a catheter adapter. The catheter adapter can include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending through the distal end of the catheter adapter and the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter assembly can include a catheter, which can extend distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter. The catheter system can include a device extending through a distal opening of the catheter. The device can include a helical spring.

A needle shield device may include a needle housing and a needle assembly slideably coupled to the needle housing. The needle housing may include a nose portion configured to be inserted into a catheter adapter and an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a slot disposed between the distal end and the proximal end of the elongated body. A distal portion of the slot may be sealed to prevent blood from leaking out of the needle housing. The needle assembly may include a needle grip, an introducer needle having a sharp distal tip and a proximal end, and a needle hub having a protuberance coupled to the needle grip and slideably fit within the slot. In response to movement of the needle assembly to a proximal position with respect to the needle housing, the sharp distal tip may be disposed within the needle housing.

The present disclosure relates to a catheter assembly and a catheter system configured to selectively isolate a blood fluid path from a priming solution fluid path. The catheter assembly can include a catheter adapter that can include a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending therethrough. A catheter can extend from the distal end, and a side port can be disposed between the distal end and the proximal end. A septum can be positioned within the lumen and aligned with the side port. The septum can provide a seal between the side port and the catheter in the distal position. The septum can be configured to slide from the distal position to a proximal position proximal to the side port. In the proximal position, the side port can be in fluid communication with the catheter. The catheter assembly can increase the likelihood of obtaining a quick and clear indication of backflow to confirm proper catheter placement.