CATHETER PLACEMENT DEVICE INCLUDING GUIDEWIRE AND CATHETER CONTROL ELEMENTS

An insertion tool for inserting a catheter into a body of a patient, comprising a housing in which at least a portion of the catheter is initially disposed; a needle distally extending from the housing, at least a portion of the catheter pre-disposed over the needle; a guidewire; a guidewire advance...

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Hauptverfasser: Stats, Jason R, Rich, Matthew C, Russell, Thomas S, Sheffield, Andrew C, Sherwood, Joshua D, Muse, Jay A, Ribelin, Rex A, Blanchard, Daniel B
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An insertion tool for inserting a catheter into a body of a patient, comprising a housing in which at least a portion of the catheter is initially disposed; a needle distally extending from the housing, at least a portion of the catheter pre-disposed over the needle; a guidewire; a guidewire advancement assembly for selectively distally advancing the distal end of the guidewire out a distal opening of the needle in preparation for distal advancement of the catheter; and a catheter advancement assembly for selectively advancing the catheter in a distal direction, the catheter advancement assembly including a handle assembly, at least one of the guidewire advancement assembly and the handle assembly configured to prevent advancement of the catheter until distal advancement of the guidewire is performed.