Vascular access device gas displacement
US8366676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/58
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vascular access device may include a gas chamber housed between a body and a septum, and a receptacle in communication with the gas chamber. A method of displacing gas in a medical device may include transferring gas between a gas chamber of a vascular access device and a receptacle housed within the vascular access device.
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