Patent ID: 7270649

Claim:
A catheter and insertion device comprising: (a) a catheter applicator having a catheter for insertion into the vein of a patient, said catheter applicator comprising a paddle having a track down the center with a catheter retainer pawl at one end, a needle cavity at the opposite end and a rear track stop near the needle cavity end of said track; (b) a catheter appliance releasably secured to said catheter applicator said catheter appliance comprising (i) a catheter carrier body having an attachment surface in the form of a catheter flap, (ii) a catheter mounted on said catheter carrier body, (iii) a paddle retainer securing said catheter appliance to said catheter applicator, and (iv) a luer connector rotatably mounted on said catheter carrier body and in fluid communication with said catheter; and (c) a needle carrier module slidably mounted on said catheter applicator, said needle carrier having a hypodermic needle extending through said catheter.