US 12,257,405 B2
Ergonomic IV systems and methods
Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Bart D. Peterson, Farmington, UT (US); Huibin Liu, West Jordan, UT (US); Stephen T. Bornhoft, Raynham, MA (US); Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US); Young Zhang, Shanghai (CN); Ralph L. Sonderegger, Farmington, UT (US); and Bin Wang, Sandy, UT (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/922,918.
Application 16/922,918 is a continuation of application No. 15/286,168, filed on Oct. 5, 2016, granted, now 10,744,305, issued on Aug. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/296,385, filed on Feb. 17, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/296,383, filed on Feb. 17, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,617, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,607, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,626, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,596, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,621, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,599, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,624, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0353220 A1, Nov. 12, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/0606 (2013.01) [A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61M 25/0637 (2013.01); A61M 25/0693 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1586 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0008 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0098 (2013.01); A61M 2205/586 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6063 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. An IV catheter system, comprising:
a catheter component comprising:
a catheter hub comprising a catheter hub distal end and a catheter hub proximal end;
a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub distal end; and
a wing coupled to the catheter hub, wherein the wing comprises a thinned portion forming a hinge; and
a needle component comprising:
a needle hub comprising a needle hub distal end and a needle hub proximal end; and
a needle extending distally from the needle hub distal end along a longitudinal axis; and
a grip extending from the needle hub, wherein the grip comprises a peripheral ridge positioned at an outer edge of the grip, wherein the grip further comprises an upper surface forming a distal recess, wherein the distal recess is generally planar and proximate the peripheral ridge, the distal recess having a boundary defined by the peripheral ridge, wherein the hinge of the wing facilitates the wing pivoting about another axis offset from the longitudinal axis, wherein the hinge is seated within the distal recess to allow the wing to pivot upwardly away from the distal recess.