Patent ID: 11883615
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of inserting a catheter, comprising:
providing a catheter insertion device, comprising:
a housing;
a needle extending from a distal end of the housing;
an actuator assembly including an actuator button and an actuator body;
a catheter assembly disposed coaxially over the needle, comprising:
a catheter supported by a catheter hub; and
a safety assembly; and

a lockout device transitionable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position permitting movement of the catheter relative to the needle and inhibiting advancement of the catheter in a stepwise manner;

actuating the actuator button with the lockout device in the locked position to move the catheter relative to the needle;
transitioning the lockout device from the locked position to the unlocked position;
inserting the needle into a patient to access a vasculature thereof; and
actuating the actuator button from a first position to a second position to advance the catheter in the stepwise manner relative to the needle.