Patent ID: 8721546
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An intravenous catheter insertion device, comprising: a housing having an interior space, a proximal end and a distal end defining a housing length there between; an access needle having an access needle lumen, the access needle positioned within the interior space such that a distal end of the needle extends beyond the housing distal end; an intravenous catheter having a flexible tube with a proximal end and a distal end, a hub on the proximal end of the flexible tube and an intravenous catheter lumen extending through the hub to the distal end of the flexible tube, wherein a proximal portion of the flexible tube is positioned within the housing distal end with the intravenous catheter lumen over the access needle; a guide wire within the interior space and the access needle lumen; and a catheter advancement device on the housing coupled to the catheter such that operation of the catheter advancement device moves the flexible tube and the hub of the catheter relative to the access needle and the housing from a position within the housing to a position external to the housing.