Ergonomic IV systems and methods

US10744305B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Karl Burkholz · Salt Lake City, US
• Bart D. Peterson · Farmington, US
• Huibin Liu · West Jordan, US
• Stephen Bornhoft · Sandy, US
• Weston F. Harding · Lehi, US
• Young Zhang · Shanghai, CN
• Ralph L. Sonderegger · Farmington, US
• Bin Wang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 5, 2016
• Grant date: Aug 18, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/6063
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An IV catheter system may have a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a push feature protruding outwardly from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also have a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub, generally parallel to the axis, with a pull feature. In the insertion configuration, the needle may be positioned within the cannula and the distal end of the needle hub may be seated in a needle port of the catheter hub. In the fluid delivery configuration, the needle may be positioned outside the catheter hub. The push and pull features may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration to a fluid delivery configuration.