Patent ID: 11918357
Assignee: VELANO VASCULAR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method, comprising:
coupling an introducer of a fluid transfer device to a proximal port of a hub of a closed system intravenous line after a catheter of the closed system intravenous line has been positioned within a body of a patient;
transitioning a seal included in the proximal port of the hub from a closed state to an open state as a result of coupling the introducer to the proximal port of the hub, the seal defining an opening that is in fluid communication with a central lumen of the hub when the seal is in the open state;
transitioning an actuator of the fluid transfer device from a first state to a second state; and
advancing a catheter of the fluid transfer device from a first position in which the catheter of the fluid transfer device is disposed within the introducer to a second position in which the catheter of the fluid transfer device extends through the seal such that a distal end surface of the catheter of the fluid transfer device is distal to the catheter of the closed system intravenous line, wherein advancing the catheter of the fluid transfer device from the first position to the second position comprises contacting a circular guide of the hub with the catheter of the fluid transfer device, the circular guide being configured to guide the catheter of the fluid transfer device into a lumen of the catheter of the closed system intravenous line.