Patent ID: 8740859

Claim:
A vascular access device, comprising: an intravenous catheter adapter having an inner surface, a proximal end, a distal end and a first lumen extending therethrough; a septum positioned within the first lumen, the septum dividing the first lumen into a distal portion and a proximal portion, the septum having an aperture; and a pusher disposed within the proximal portion of the first lumen, the pusher having an outer surface, a distal end, a proximal end, and a second lumen extending therethrough, the outer surface including one or more fenestrations and one or more ribs that extend proximally from the proximal end of the pusher, the one or more ribs maintaining a space between the proximal end of the pusher and a luer connecter when the luer connector is inserted into the first lumen forcing the distal end of the pusher through the aperture of the septum and into the distal portion of the first lumen to thereby allow fluid flowing from the luer connector to pass between the outer surface of the pusher and the inner surface of the intravenous catheter adapter and then pass into the second lumen of the pusher through the one or more fenestrations such that the fluid bypasses the septum into the distal portion of the first lumen via the second lumen of the pusher.