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

Claim 6:
7. 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;
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; and
a housing coupled to the distal end of the syringe, wherein the housing comprises saline, wherein an entirety of the guidewire is disposed proximal to the housing.