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

Claim 15:
16. A delivery device for delivering a guidewire into a catheter assembly, the delivery device comprising:
a first syringe, comprising a first barrel and a first plunger movable within the first barrel, wherein the first plunger comprises a first handle and a first stopper coupled to a distal end of the first handle, wherein the first stopper comprises a channel, wherein air is disposed within the first barrel, wherein the first barrel comprises a plurality of vent holes, wherein in response to the depression of the first plunger, the air exits the vent holes;
a guidewire disposed within the first barrel and extending through the channel, wherein in response to depression of the first plunger, the first 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;
a second syringe, comprising a second barrel and a second plunger movable within the second barrel, wherein the second plunger comprises a second handle and a second stopper coupled to a distal end of the second handle, wherein the second barrel contains a liquid, wherein in response to the depression of the second plunger, the liquid exits a distal opening of the second syringe; and
an adapter comprising a first port, a second port, and a third port, wherein the first port is coupled to a distal end of the first syringe, wherein the second port is coupled to a distal end of the second syringe, wherein the third port is configured to couple to the catheter assembly.