Patent ID: 8715242

Claim:
A catheter system, comprising: a catheter assembly comprising an implantable catheter and a catheter hub formed at a proximal end of the implantable catheter; a needle containment device extending proximally from the catheter assembly, the needle containment device being coupled to an insertion needle disposed through an inner lumen of the implantable catheter; and a dressing assembly configured to slide over the catheter hub to form a circumferential seal around the catheter hub and a catheter insertion site; wherein the needle containment device is lockable in at least one of a first position in which the insertion needle coupled thereto is fully inserted through the implantable catheter and a second position in which the insertion needle is fully withdrawn from the implantable catheter, and wherein the needle containment device includes an elongate shaft and a slider, the slider being slidable relative to the elongate shaft and being coupled to the insertion needle such that the slider can be placed in a first position in which the insertion needle coupled thereto is fully inserted through the implantable catheter and a second position in which the insertion needle is fully withdrawn from the implantable catheter.