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Medical article with rotatable wings

  • US 9,700,700 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2011
  • Issued: 07/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical article for use in providing access to a patient'"'"'s vasculature, the medical article comprising:

  • a catheter hub having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, and a proximal end;

    a catheter continuously extending from the proximal end of the catheter hub, the catheter and the catheter hub together defining a continuous lumen;

    a housing surrounding the catheter hub, wherein a channel is defined between the housing and the catheter hub;

    the channel surrounding the catheter hub; and

    a pair of wings extending away from the catheter hub, at least a first wing of the pair of wings being configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the catheter hub between at least a first configuration and a second configuration, the first wing including a hook portion coupling the first wing to the housing, wherein at least a portion of the hook portion is disposed within the channel.

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