Fluid handling system

US11547845B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TC1 LLC · US

Inventors

• Alan Schenck · Sunnyvale, US
• Michael L. Green · Pleasanton, US
• Keif M. Fitzgerald · San Jose, US
• Paul F. Muller · Redwood City, US
• Joseph Patrick Sullivan · Seattle, US
• Keith Schubert · Redmond, US
• Peter Wesley Bristol · Seattle, US
• Jeffrey Paul Mills · Barrington, US
• Paul C. Leonard · Woodinville, US
• Richard L. Keenan · Livermore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 15, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 20, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M60/878
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of a system for priming a catheter assembly are disclosed herein. For example, the system can include a catheter assembly including an elongate body and an operative device coupled thereto. The system can also include a priming vessel configured to receive insertion of the operative device therein. The priming vessel can include a proximal portion secured to the distal portion of the elongate body such that the elongate body is in fluid communication with the priming vessel. The priming vessel can also include a distal end through which air is expelled when a fluid is channeled through the elongate body and into the priming vessel to expel air from within the catheter assembly.