Patent ID: 11857734
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method to manage flushing of a catheter assembly to prevent occlusion of the catheter assembly, the method comprising:
providing a clamp for a fluid tube of a catheter assembly, wherein the clamp comprises an onboard computing system having a processor and a data storage including a flush module, and a sensor configured to detect whether the clamp is closed or open;
in response to the sensor detecting the clamp is closed, starting a timer via the flush module to measure a duration of time for a closed position of the clamp; and
in response to the duration of time reaching a predetermined duration of time, providing an alert to indicate an event for opening the clamp and flushing the fluid tube to prevent occlusion of the catheter assembly.