18743360. Instrument Advancement Device with Enhanced Instrument Viewing (Becton, Dickinson and Company)
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Instrument Advancement Device with Enhanced Instrument Viewing
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Inventor(s)
Curtis H. Blanchard of Herriman UT (US)
Weston F. Harding of Lehi UT (US)
Marshall Scott Butler of Provo UT (US)
Adam J. Boud of Bluffdale UT (US)
Austin Paul Newton of Layton UT (US)
Instrument Advancement Device with Enhanced Instrument Viewing
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18743360 titled 'Instrument Advancement Device with Enhanced Instrument Viewing
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided herein is an instrument delivery device for use with an intravenous catheter assembly. The instrument delivery device includes a housing having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, with the housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion arranged side-by-side and coupled together to define an inner volume. The instrument delivery device also includes an instrument movably received within the inner volume, a coupling device positioned at the distal end portion of the housing and configured to couple the housing to an access connector of an intravenous catheter assembly, and an advancement member configured to move relative to the housing to advance a distal end of the instrument beyond the distal end portion of the housing and into the intravenous catheter assembly. The housing comprises a visualization aid configured to improve visibility of the instrument within the inner volume of the housing.
