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Safety IV catheter infusion device

  • US 6,726,658 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2002
  • Issued: 04/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for establishing an IV catheter by a clinician comprising:

  • a housing sized and shaped to fit in the hand of the clinician;

    a catheter assembly including a catheter member with a front portion adapted to be inserted into the vein of a patient;

    a control member adapted to reciprocate said catheter assembly within said housing between a retracted position in which said catheter assembly is completely contained in said housing and an extended position in which said catheter member extends outwardly of said housing; and

    means for rotating said catheter assembly as said catheter assembly is advanced toward said extended position.

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