United States
US 12,697,469 B2
IV catheter insertion guide
US 12,697,469 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Inventors
- Shaun Lauer; Rajakumar Nallaswamy; Mitchell Wheat; Rachel Molloy; John Lackey
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2021-10-08
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,469 B2 · US12697469 · 12697469
Abstract
An IV catheter insertion guide is configured to reduce the pain a patient may experience during catheter insertion. The IV catheter insertion guide may include two platforms that can be positioned on opposing sides of the insertion site. An upstream platform can include an ultrasonic transducer or another type of heating component for increasing the temperature of tissue near the insertion site. This heating of the tissue can cause the targeted vessel to relax and increase its cross-sectional area prior to insertion of the catheter.…
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