Patent ID: 11883615
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A catheter placement device, comprising:
a housing;
a needle extending from a distal end of the housing;
a catheter assembly disposed coaxially over the needle, including a catheter supported by a catheter hub, and a safety assembly including a first indexing finger; and
an actuator assembly configured to transition longitudinally between a first position and a second position, the actuator assembly comprising:
an actuator button extending through an elongate opening in the housing;
an actuator body including a plurality of actuator abutments, wherein the first indexing finger engages a first actuator abutment of the plurality of actuator abutments and the actuator assembly distally advances the catheter assembly in a stepwise manner as the actuator assembly moves between the first position and the second position; and
a lockout device that transitions between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position allowing movement of the catheter relative to the needle and restricting distal advancement of the catheter assembly in the stepwise manner.