Patent ID: 7198620

Claim:
A one stage saline lock and intravenous catheter system comprising: a hub having a body having a central passageway passing therethrough and a branch passageway passing therethrough in fluid communication with the central passageway, said body having a first port at one end of said body, said first port in fluid communication with the central passageway, said first port includes a diaphragm, and a second port in fluid communication with the branch passageway, said second port is spaced along said body from said first port, said second port includes a diaphragm; a catheter extending from an end of said body opposite said first port, said catheter including a passageway passing therethrough, the passageway in fluid communication with the central passageway of said body, the passageway running from said catheter to said body to said first port is axially aligned; said body and said catheter are integrally formed together as an unitary piece; and a needle passing through said first port and said hub and through said catheter.