US 11,904,116 B2
Catheter assembly having an injection port and related methods
Kiat Jin Cheng, Bishan (SG)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/718,567.
Application 17/718,567 is a continuation of application No. 16/878,359, filed on May 19, 2020, granted, now 11,324,927.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/854,123, filed on May 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233822 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/0606 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0015 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61M 2025/018 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1077 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A catheter assembly, comprising:
a catheter adapter, comprising:
a body, comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a first lumen extending through the distal end and the proximal end;
a side port extending outwardly from the body and disposed between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the side port comprises a second lumen perpendicular to the first lumen;
a catheter extending distally from the distal end of the body;
a valve disposed within the first lumen and sealing the first lumen from the second lumen; and
a divider disposed with the second lumen, wherein the divider divides the second lumen into a plurality of openings.