Patent ID: 8931637
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical lumen access device assembly, comprising: a medical lumen access device holder including an elongate tube defining a lumen extending from a proximal opening of the elongate tube to a distal opening of the lumen of the elongate tube, and a check valve positioned over an opening of the elongate tube and including a valve member, wherein the valve member has a biased closed position wherein an internal volume defined by the lumen is fluidly blocked from an exterior of the elongate tube at the opening and an open position defining a fluid path from the exterior to the internal volume through the opening; a medical lumen access device disposed at least partially within the lumen and having a proximal segment extending beyond the distal opening, wherein at least a portion of the medical lumen access device includes a hydrophilic coating; and the distal opening has a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the medical lumen access device at the distal opening.