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

Claim 4:
5. 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 coupled to a distal end of the handle, wherein the stopper comprises a channel; and
a guidewire disposed within the barrel and extending through the channel, wherein in response to depression of the plunger, 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 the syringe further comprises a biasing member disposed within the barrel distal to the stopper, wherein the biasing member is compressed in response to depression of the plunger.