Patent ID: 11931531
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A delivery device to deliver a guidewire into a catheter assembly, the delivery device comprising:
a syringe, comprising a barrel and a plunger movable within the barrel, wherein the plunger comprises a handle and a stopper disposed at a distal end of the handle, wherein the syringe further comprises a channel, wherein a U-shaped portion of the channel is disposed within the handle, wherein another portion of the channel extends through the stopper; and
a guidewire disposed within the barrel and extending through the channel, wherein in response to depression of the handle in a distal direction, the stopper moves in a distal direction to a distal position, the guidewire moves through the channel, and a first end of the guidewire is advanced in the distal direction, wherein a second end of the guidewire is fixed, wherein in response to retraction of the handle in a proximal direction, the stopper remains in the distal position, the guidewire moves through the channel, and a first end of the guidewire is retracted in the proximal direction.