Patent ID: 11872365
Assignee: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A catheter assembly for insertion of a catheter into a patient, said catheter assembly comprising:
a catheter hub comprising:
a housing comprising an upper end and a lower end, the housing including walls defining an interior space and at least two recessed areas in the walls;
a valve member attached to the upper end of the housing and positioned at least partially within the housing, the valve member having a top surface, a central body defining an internal cavity, a slit extending from the top surface to the internal cavity, and at least two lateral extensions from the central body;

a catheter connected to the catheter hub and extending from the lower end of the housing, the catheter configured to fluidly communicate with the internal cavity of the valve member;
a needle extending at least partially through the catheter hub and at least partially through the catheter, the needle having a distal end and a proximal end, the needle configured to move from a non-insertion position to an insertion position; and
a needle hub attached to the proximal end of the needle;
wherein the valve member is configured to move from a first state in which each of the at least two lateral extensions is outside one of the at least two recessed areas to a second state in which at least a portion of each of the at least two lateral extensions is positioned within the one of the at least two recessed areas.