INTRAVENOUS CATHETER AND INSERTION DEVICE WITH REDUCED BLOOD SPATTER

Catheter insertion device, comprising:an outer housing (21);a tubular access needle (9) attached to a needle carrier (6), wherein said needle carrier is slidable with respect to said outer housing;a tubular catheter (102) having a proximal fitting (104) releasably attached at a distal end of said outer housing and positioned coaxially around said tubular access needle, said proximal fitting having;a first chamber (136);a second chamber (138) disposed proximal to the first chamber; andan elastomeric membrane (112) disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the tubular access needle passes through the elastomeric membrane;a safety guidewire (9) sized and configured to be advanced through said tubular access needle;an actuator mechanism comprises a compressed compression spring (10) located at a distal end of the housing coaxially over the tubular access needle and safety guidewire, wherein the actuator mechanism further includes a button (25).