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Catheter placement device including guidewire and catheter control elements

  • US 10,688,281 B2
  • Filed: 04/12/2018
  • Issued: 06/23/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for inserting a catheter into a patient, comprising:

  • obtaining a catheter insertion tool, comprising;

    a housing;

    a needle distally extending from the housing, the catheter pre-disposed over the needle; and

    a guidewire having a distal end pre-disposed in a lumen of the needle,the catheter including;

    a catheter hub pre-disposed in the housing;

    a catheter tube extending from the catheter hub, the catheter tube including a first material from a proximal end to a distal tip; and

    a reinforcement component included in the distal tip of the catheter tube, the reinforcement component including a second material more rigid than the first material;

    grasping the catheter insertion tool with a first hand;

    inserting a distal end of the needle into the patient; and

    using the first hand to;

    advance the guidewire out of a distal opening of the needle utilizing a guidewire advancement assembly; and

    move the catheter over the needle utilizing a catheter advancement assembly including a proximal portion in locking engagement with the housing when the guidewire advancement assembly is in a guidewire retracted position, wherein using the first hand to advance the guidewire comprises advancing the guidewire advancement assembly to a guidewire advanced position to disengage the proximal portion of the catheter advancement assembly from the housing.

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