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US 12,702,801 B2

Valve modules and methods for introducer assemblies and rapidly insertable central-catheter insertion assemblies

US 12,702,801 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Bard Access Systems, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Inventors
Mr. Joe Spataro; Mr. Kyle G. Thornley; Mr. Eric W. Lindekugel; Mr. Glade H. Howell
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2023-09-12
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,801 B2 · US12702801 · 12702801

Abstract

Rapidly insertable central-catheter (“RICC”) insertion assemblies and associated methods include valve modules. For example, a RICC insertion assembly can include a RICC, an introducer needle, and an access guidewire coupled together by a coupler in which a valve module is disposed. The introducer needle includes a needle shaft having a longitudinal needle slot and a sheath over the needle shaft sealing the needle slot thereunder except for that under a sheath opening of the sheath.…

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