Patent ID: 9320881
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A catheter assembly comprising: a catheter adapter having an internal lumen forming a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a fluid pathway extending therebetween; a catheter extending through the distal opening of the catheter adapter; a blood control septum disposed within the internal lumen and dividing the fluid pathway into a distal chamber and a proximal chamber; and a septum actuator comprising a body having a rigid tip at a distal end of the body, a rigid base at a proximal end of the body, and a lumen, defined by an inner surface of the body, extending therebetween; wherein the body further includes a compression compensator forming a compressible portion of the body positioned between the tip and the base such that an inner surface of the compression compensator defines a portion of the lumen; the septum actuator being positioned within the proximal chamber and configured to cause the tip to be inserted at least partially through the blood control septum in response to a device being inserted into the proximal opening of the catheter adapter and applying a distal force on the septum actuator, the insertion of the tip at least partially through the blood control septum forming a pathway for fluid to bypass the blood control septum, the compression compensator being configured to compress in response to the device applying the distal force on the septum actuator while the tip is inserted at least partially through the blood control septum.