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

Claim 0:
1. 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 barrel contains a liquid, wherein in response to the depression of the plunger, the liquid exits a distal opening of the syringe, wherein a diameter of the distal opening of the syringe is greater than an outer diameter of the guidewire.