Patent ID: 11957466
Assignee: VELANO VASCULAR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. An apparatus, comprising:
an introducer defining an inner volume, the introducer having a distal end portion configured to be coupled to an indwelling peripheral intravenous line;
a catheter having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the catheter defining a lumen extending through the proximal end portion and the distal end portion of the catheter, the catheter configured to move between a first position, in which the catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which at least the distal end portion of the catheter is distal to the introducer; and
an actuator coupled to the catheter, the actuator extending from a proximal end portion of the introducer, wherein movement of the actuator is configured to move the catheter from the first position to the second position, and wherein a portion of the actuator is moveable within the introducer.