Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10166370B2/en
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 03:02:31
Document Index: 547054264

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2003246358', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'Application No. 2004', 'art 1910', 'Application No. 2009238275', 'Application No. 2013201814', 'Application No. 2016269475', 'Application No. 2016269477', 'art 5', 'art 5', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'Application No. 2009238275']

US10166370B2 - Catheter insertion device - Google Patents
US10166370B2
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In the ready position according to FIG. 1, there is inserted in the catheter hub 2 a needle hub 8 to which a hollow needle 9 is fixed which extends through the valve disc 7 and the catheter 4 so that the needle tip 9 a is exposed. Between needle hub 8 and valve disc 7 there is displaceably arranged in the proximal hub element 5 a valve actuating element 10 which has a nose section with a truncated cone-shaped locating section 10 a which serves to open the valve disc 7, as FIG. 3 shows. On the proximal side, a plunger section 10 b adjoins the locating section 10 a and has a hollow space or a gap for receiving a needle guard element 13. In the embodiment shown, the plunger section 10 b is formed by two spaced plungers between which the needle guard element in the form of a spring clip 13 is inserted, as shown in the cross-sectional view in FIG. 4.
On withdrawal of the hollow needle 9 from the catheter hub 2, an engaging means 9 b (FIG. 2), provided near the needle tip 9 a and having the form of a radial projection on the hollow needle which can be formed by light crimping, engages with the outer circumference of a bore in the rear wall 13 c of the spring clip 13, so that the spring clip 13 is removed from the catheter hub with the needle 9, while simultaneously resilient portions or the spring arms 13 a and 13 b of the spring clip cover the needle tip, completely protecting and blocking it in a needle guarded position. In this separated position shown in FIG. 2, the valve disc 7, due to its elasticity, closes the through-hole for the hollow needle 9 so that no blood can flow out through the catheter 4. As FIG. 6 shows, the valve disc is provided for example with three slits 7 a starting from the middle and extending radially over a short section X, forming elastic flaps 7 b therebetween which can be expanded by the hollow needle.
FIG. 3 shows the insertion of a syringe 14 in the catheter hub 2, wherein the neck portion 14 a of the syringe comes to abut on the plunger section 10 b of the valve actuating element 10 and presses it against the valve disc 7, so that the truncated cone-shaped locating section 10 a outwardly displaces the flaps 7 b of the valve disc and thereby opens the valve, so that a liquid can be inserted from the syringe 14 into the catheter 4 by passing through a bore of the nose section and the gap of the plunger section.
In the hub element 5, there is formed by a shoulder 5 a a stop for the actuating element 10, to define the position of the actuating element in the separated position in FIG. 2. The shoulder 5 a can stop a projection that extends radially of the lengthwise axis of the valve actuator Hereby, the truncated cone-shaped locating section 10 a lies near the stop 5 a, while its distal end abuts on the valve disc 7 as shown in FIG. 2. The radial slits 7 a of the valve disc 7 are designed such that in the ready position in FIG. 1, the flaps 7 b are bent radially upwards less than in the open position by the locating section 10 a in FIG. 3.
On the inner circumference of the bore 5 c of the hub element 5, a further shoulder 5 b having a smaller diameter is formed, on which the radially outer areas of the spring arms 13 a and 13 b abut in the ready position in FIG. 1. Hereby, the spring clip 13 is fixed in its position in the hub element 5. When the needle hub 8 with the hollow needle 9 is removed from the catheter hub 2, first the spring clip 13 is held on the shoulder 5 b by abutting until the radial projection 9 b comes to abut on the rear wall 13 c of the spring clip. In this position, the two spring arms 13 a, 13 b can be released from the shoulder 5 b and spring back inwards so that surfaces on the two spring arms cover the needle tip, as FIG. 2 shows, whereupon the spring clip 13 with the hollow needle 9 can be removed from the catheter hub. As shown in FIG. 2, walls having surfaces at distal ends of the spring arms are moved distal of the needle tip to cover the needle tip.
a valve actuator slidably disposed in the bore of the catheter hub; said valve actuator comprising a nose section, a bore, a projection extending radially of a lengthwise axis of the valve actuator, and a plunger section comprising plunger components located proximally of the nose section, said plunger section comprising a gap between the plunger components to permit fluid flow through the gap and the bore of the valve actuator, wherein said plunger section comprises an abutting surface at a proximal end for pushing by a male Luer tip when said male Luer tip is located in said bore of said catheter hub;
a needle guard comprising a surface for guarding the needle tip from unintended needle sticks when the needle tip is removed from the catheter hub, said surface of the needle guard being located to a side of the needle shaft in the ready position and being located distal of the needle tip in the needle guarded position to guard the needle tip.
2. The catheter insertion device of claim 1, wherein the bore of the valve actuator extends through the nose section and the needle shaft is located in the bore that extends through the nose section in the ready position.
8. The catheter insertion device of claim 1, wherein the valve comprises the at least one slit comprising three slits defining three flaps.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the bore of the catheter hub comprises a groove and wherein the valve actuator is positioned at least in part in the groove.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising removing the male Luer tip from the proximal opening of the bore of the catheter hub for allowing the valve to close.
a needle guard located proximally of the nose section, said needle guard comprising a surface located to a side of the needle shaft in the ready position and the needle guard and the needle movable relative to one another so that the surface is distal of the needle tip in a protected position to guard the needle tip from unintended needle sticks; and
21. The catheter insertion device of claim 20, wherein the needle guard is located between the spaced apart plunger components.
22. The catheter insertion device of claim 20, further comprising a radial projection on the needle for engaging a proximal wall on the needle guard when the needle is removed from the catheter hub.
23. The catheter insertion device of claim 18, wherein the nose section of the valve actuator has an exterior surface and a projection projects radially of the valve actuator and abuts the internal shoulder in the bore of the catheter hub.
24. The catheter insertion device of claim 18, wherein the valve actuator is slidable distally when pushed by a male Luer tip and is slidable proximally when the male Luer tip is removed.
25. The catheter insertion device of claim 18, further comprising a groove and wherein the valve actuator is disposed at least in part in the groove.
a needle having a needle shaft with a needle tip, said needle projecting distally of an end of a needle hub and through the catheter tube with the needle tip located distally of the distal end opening of the catheter tube in a ready position;
wherein the plunger section is guided distally within the groove when a male Luer tip is positioned in the bore of the catheter hub and pushing against an abutting surface at a proximal end of the valve actuator.
28. The catheter insertion device of claim 27, wherein the needle guard comprises an arm that is movable relative to the needle.
29. The catheter insertion device of claim 28, wherein a projection on the valve actuator is located distally of the shoulder in the bore of the catheter hub.
30. The catheter insertion device of claim 26, wherein the needle guard is located between the spaced apart plunger components.
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