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Systems and methods for venipuncture and catheter placement

  • US 10,265,507 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2016
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for introducing a catheter to a target location in a vein of a patient, comprising:

  • accessing the vein with a distal tip of a needle, the needle including a needle shaft surrounded by the catheter, the accessing comprising positioning a distal end of the catheter in the vein;

    advancing a coiled safety tip of a guidewire from within the needle into the vein through the distal end of the needle;

    moving the guidewire, needle, and catheter simultaneously and in tandem through the vein to position the distal tip of the catheter at the target location; and

    withdrawing the needle and the guidewire from the catheter.

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