Patent ID: 6506181
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter and introducer needle assembly, comprising:a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a catheter adapter in fluid communication with the catheter and having a proximal end and a distal end connected to the proximal end of the catheter, the catheter adapter including a side port in fluid communication with the catheter; an introducer needle having a proximal end and a distal end disposed inside the catheter wherein the introducer needle defines a notch therein adjacent to the distal end and defining a notch distance between a proximal end of the notch and the distal end of the introducer needle; a needle hub having a proximal end and a distal end connected to the proximal end of needle; and an elastomeric septum defining a cavity therein disposed in the catheter adapter and located proximal of the side port wherein the septum has a length greater than the notch distance.