CPC A61M 25/0631 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0637 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/02 (2013.01); A61M 25/0625 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 25/0693 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/024 (2013.01); A61M 2039/062 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0626 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1072 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An attachment for a catheter assembly, the attachment comprising:
a wedge-shaped platform having an upper surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is configured to contact skin of a patient, wherein the upper surface comprises a groove configured to be disposed underneath the catheter assembly and support the catheter assembly;
a snap feature coupled to the upper surface of the wedge-shaped platform, wherein the snap feature comprises an arm; and
a blunt cannula fixed with respect to the wedge-shaped platform and configured to be inserted into a proximal end of a catheter adapter of the catheter assembly, the blunt cannula extending distally from the snap feature beyond a distal end of the arm, wherein the groove is angled downwardly with respect to the skin of the patient and is configured to maintain a downward insertion angle for the catheter assembly with respect to the skin of the patient.
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