20240016427. Instrument Delivery System With Antimicrobial Features simplified abstract (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

Instrument Delivery System With Antimicrobial Features

Organization Name

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Inventor(s)

Jonathan Karl Burkholz of Salt Lake City UT (US)

Instrument Delivery System With Antimicrobial Features - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240016427 titled 'Instrument Delivery System With Antimicrobial Features

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a device that includes a housing with a fluid conduit received within it. The fluid conduit has a proximal end and a distal end, with a portion of the proximal end coated with an antimicrobial coating. The device is designed to be advanced from a proximal position to a distal position, extending the distal end of the fluid conduit beyond the distal end of a catheter in an intravenous catheter assembly.

• The device includes a housing with a fluid conduit received within it.
• The fluid conduit has a proximal end and a distal end.
• The proximal end of the fluid conduit has a portion coated with an antimicrobial coating.
• The device can be advanced from a proximal position to a distal position.
• In the distal position, the distal end of the fluid conduit extends beyond the distal end of a catheter in an intravenous catheter assembly.

Potential Applications:

• Medical devices and equipment
• Intravenous catheter assemblies
• Fluid delivery systems

Problems Solved:

• Reducing the risk of infection in intravenous catheter assemblies
• Preventing the growth of microbes on the fluid conduit

Benefits:

• Improved safety and reduced risk of infection in medical procedures
• Enhanced antimicrobial properties to prevent the growth of microbes
• Easy advancement of the fluid conduit within the housing for precise positioning

Original Abstract Submitted

provided herein is a device including a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an interior, a fluid conduit displaceably received within the housing interior and having a proximal end and a distal end, the fluid conduit having a first conduit portion at the proximal end of the fluid conduit, at least a portion of the first conduit portion coated with an antimicrobial coating and a second conduit portion at the distal end of the fluid conduit, wherein the fluid conduit is configured to be advanced from a first, proximal position in which the second conduit portion does not extend beyond a distal end of a catheter of the intravenous catheter assembly to a second, distal position in which the second conduit portion extends beyond a distal end of a catheter of the intravenous catheter assembly.