BLOOD CONTAINMENT FOR IV CATHETER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2018165166A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-13

    申请号:PCT/US2018/021155

    申请日:2018-03-06

    Abstract: Catheter assemblies may include introducer needles having a notch or similar structure that allows flashback blood to enter the annular space between a catheter tube and an introducer needle of an IV catheter. The presence of flashback blood in this annular space can provide a clinician with an early, visible indication that a needle has entered a vein. The notch, however, may create a leak path for blood to escape outside of the catheter assembly, unless contained. Disclosed herein is a notch containment that prevents the notch from providing a leak path for blood to escape outside of the catheter during or after needle withdrawal.

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