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Catheter Adapter With Distal Inner Diameter Curvature Providing Kink Resistance

  • US 20170120008A1
  • Filed: 10/05/2016
  • Published: 05/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vascular access device comprising:

  • a catheter including a flexured portion; and

    a catheter adapter having a distal end, a proximal end, an overall length extending from the distal end to the proximal end, an internal cavity, an upper portion, a lower portion and a distal tip having a catheter adapter tip opening having a circumference and through which the catheter extends, wherein the overall length is substantially equivalent at the upper portion and the lower portion, and the catheter adapter tip opening having an internal curvature defining a tapered region in the lower portion, wherein the tapered region supports the flexured portion of the catheter to provide an angle of insertion for the catheter without restricting a flow through the catheter, the tapered region being less than the overall length.

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