Abstract: Provided herein is a device including a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an interior, a fluid conduit displaceably received within the housing interior and having a proximal end and a distal end, the fluid conduit having a first conduit portion at the proximal end of the fluid conduit and a second conduit portion at the distal end of the fluid conduit, wherein the fluid conduit is configured to be advanced from a first, proximal position in which the second conduit portion does not extend beyond a distal end of a catheter of the intravenous catheter assembly to a second, distal position in which the second conduit portion extends beyond a distal end of a catheter of the intravenous catheter assembly, wherein at least a portion of the fluid conduit is configured to be antithrombogenic.

Abstract: Provided herein is a device for advancement of an instrument into an intravenous catheter assembly. The device includes a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an interior. A displaceable instrument is received within the housing interior and has a proximal end and a distal end, with the instrument being one of a guidewire and a probe. The instrument is advanceable from a first, proximal position in which the distal end does not extend beyond a distal end of a catheter of the intravenous catheter assembly, to a second, distal position in which the distal end extends beyond the distal end of the catheter of the intravenous catheter assembly. The distal end of the instrument includes an antithrombogenic material, the antithrombogenic material being an antithrombogenic coating applied to the instrument or an antithrombogenic composition from which the instrument is formed, in part.

Abstract: A device for accommodating and magnetizing a tissue-penetrating medical device of various lengths, with or without a cover covering a portion or the entirety of the tissue-penetrating medical device, is disclosed including a sleeve member having an open proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, an outer surface having a graduated injection depth gauge to indicate needle penetration depth when the cover is placed into a magnetizer, and a hollow body extending between the proximal end and the distal end to form a protective closure over a shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device. A device having one or more magnetizing elements sectioned into a plurality of movable segments pivoting around an axis to accommodate needles with different lengths is also disclosed. Also disclosed is a device having one or more magnetizing means mounted on a movable element to magnetize needles of various lengths.

Abstract: A valve actuator that moves in a catheter assembly between a first position where a valve is closed and a second position where the valve is open, the valve actuator including a shaft portion at a distal end of the valve actuator that is configured to pierce the valve, a mating portion at a proximal end of the valve actuator that is configured to engage a Luer device, a diameter reduction region that connects the shaft portion and the mating portion, and a plurality of windows that extend through the valve actuator for flushing fluid, the plurality of windows being disposed in the diameter reduction region, wherein each of the plurality of windows does not extend a full length of the diameter reduction region.

Abstract: Inserts can be formed with elution characteristics to cause the inserts to elute an antimicrobial agent when subject to a fluid within a medical device. An insert can be formed with a desired geometry to allow the insert to be compression fit within a medical device to prevent the insert from moving or becoming dislodged once inserted into the medical device. The material may also be hygroscopic so that the insert swells when subject to a fluid thereby enhancing the compression fit of the device within the medical device. In some cases, the material can be reinforced using an internal structure. Inserts can be formed in many ways including by casting, thermoforming, or extrusion. In some cases, the inserts can be formed using a peel-away sleeve or material. The peel-away sleeves can be formed of a non-sticky material which facilitates removal of the inserts once the inserts have cured.

Abstract: A delivery device for delivering an instrument into a catheter assembly may include a syringe, which may include a barrel and a plunger movable within the barrel. The plunger may include a handle and a stopper coupled to a distal end of the handle. The stopper may include a channel. The delivery device may include a guidewire disposed within the barrel and extending through the channel. In response to depression of the plunger, the guidewire may move through the channel and a first end of the guidewire may be advanced in the distal direction. A second end of the guidewire may be fixed.

Abstract: A patency indicator for use with an arterial line may include a body, which may include a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end may include a luer adapter. The second end may be closed. The patency indicator may include a transparent portion between the first end and the second end. The patency indicator may include an air vent disposed within the body between the first end and the second end. The air vent may be configured to pass air and not blood. In response to arterial blood entering the lumen at the first end, an air pocket is configured to form between the second end and the air vent, and the transparent portion is configured to align with a leading edge of the arterial blood for visualization of the leading edge of the arterial blood.

Abstract: Provided herein is a blood draw device for use with a PIVC. The blood draw device includes a catheter, an introducer housing, and an actuator movably coupled to the introducer housing. The introducer housing includes a first member and a second member coupled together via a plurality of snaps to define an inner volume configured to movably receive the catheter. A plurality of lower snaps is formed on the first housing member and spaced apart between proximal and distal ends thereof, each of the lower snaps having a hook that is oriented downward. A first upper snap is formed on the first housing member at a distal end thereof, the first upper snap having a hook that is oriented upward. A second upper snap is formed on the second housing member at a proximal end thereof, the second upper snap having a hook that is oriented downward.

Abstract: Provided herein is a catheter system that includes an intravenous catheter assembly including a catheter defining a lumen extending between a distal end and a proximal end of the catheter and an access connector configured to provide access to the lumen of the catheter. The catheter system also includes a disinfecting probe coupleable to the access connector, with the disinfecting probe including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a lighting system disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to emit a disinfecting ultraviolet light, and an advancement member configured to advance a portion of the lighting system beyond the distal end of the housing and into the catheter, responsive to movement of the advancement member with respect to the housing, wherein the disinfecting ultraviolet light disinfects the lumen of the catheter upon being advanced therein by the advancement member.

Abstract: A fluid transfer device for advancing a catheter into an indwelling catheter includes an introducer having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an actuator movably coupled to the introducer and configured to move relative to the introducer to move the catheter between a first position, in which the catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which a distal end portion of the catheter is disposed beyond the distal end portion of the introducer. The fluid transfer device also includes a catheter support movably coupled to the introducer, and positioned between the actuator and the distal end portion of the introducer, the catheter support defining a passageway therein that receives the catheter to provide support thereto. The passageway in the catheter support is configured to encourage a downward bowing of the catheter in the catheter support and/or pre-bias a downward bowing of the catheter.

Abstract: A blood collection device including a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, an actuator, and a probe operably coupled to the actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to selectively advance the probe through a catheter of a vascular access device when the blood collection device is coupled to the vascular access device. The probe includes a distal portion and a proximal portion, wherein the distal portion and the proximal portion of the probe are formed of different materials, and wherein only the distal portion of the probe is configured to extend at least partially beyond a distal tip of the catheter of the vascular access device when the probe is in a fully advanced position.

Abstract: A blood draw device for withdrawing blood through an intravenous catheter assembly including a catheter, the blood draw device including a housing, a fluid conduit received within the housing and having a proximal end and a distal end, the fluid conduit including a first conduit portion at the proximal end of the fluid conduit, the first conduit portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first diameter, and a second conduit portion at the distal end of the fluid conduit, the second conduit portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and a second diameter different from the first diameter, wherein the fluid conduit is configured to be advanced from a proximal position in which the second conduit portion does not extend beyond a distal end of the catheter to a distal position in which the second conduit portion extends beyond a distal end of the catheter.

Abstract: An intravenous therapy system may include a housing to house an actuation hub, the actuation hub comprising; a needle hub operatively coupled to a needle to insert the needle into a patient's body; and a catheter hub operatively coupled to a catheter to insert the catheter into a patient's body, the catheter being formed coaxially with an outer surface of the needle; and an inflatable bladder formed along a length of the catheter to maintain the catheter in the patient's body.

Abstract: A blood sample collection system, may include a housing, the housing including a blood collection port; and a baffle chamber; a needle formed through the housing and into the blood collection port; and a baffle formed within the baffle chamber to counteract a vacuum within a blood collection tube when pierced by the needle.

Abstract: Fluid flow devices including a fluid passage for regulating movement of a fluid therethrough, including flow restriction devices having first and second passages that can regulate a fluid flow in a first direction through the device and can regulate a fluid flow in a second direction through the device, and fluid flow restriction devices that can include a first connector having an internal surface defining an inner lumen, a second connector coupled to an end of the first connector, a cannula mounted in the inner lumen extending into the second connector, a lumen of the cannula may define a first flowpath along which a fluid flows into a fluid collection device, and an annulus may be defined between an outer surface of the cannula and the internal surface of the first connector, the annulus may define a second flowpath along which a fluid flows into a catheter assembly.

Abstract: An intravenous (IV) device, may include a needle; a catheter coaxially formed around the needle; a fluidic path fluidically coupled to a hollow formed through the needle and catheter; and a printed circuit board (PCB), including: a network interface device; a plurality of sensors operatively coupled to the fluidic path to measure a biological characteristic related to a plurality of patient vitals.

Abstract: An IV device assembly may include a lumen forming a fluidic channel within the IV device assembly. The lumen may be fluidically coupled to a vascular access device (VAD) coupler via a funnel coupler, and an IV device assembly coupler at a proximal end of the lumen. The IV device assembly may also include one or more of the following: a collapsible sleeve formed coaxially around a first portion of the lumen and mechanically coupled to the funnel coupler, a patency instrument formed along a second portion of the lumen within the collapsible sleeve and into the VAD coupler, a translation handle that translates the patency instrument out of a distal end of the VAD coupler, and a fixed grip formed around the lumen to maintain a position of the IV device assembly relative to the translation handle.

Abstract: A cap is configured to provide antimicrobial protection to a female luer port of an intravenous device. The cap distributes an antimicrobial solution within the intraluminal surfaces of the port when the cap is connected to the port. A cap may also be designed to distribute an antimicrobial solution around the exterior surfaces of the port. Once connected to a port, the cap can form a seal that minimizes the evaporation of the antimicrobial solution from within the lumen of a port. The cap can therefore provide antimicrobial protection against another device that is connected to the port once the cap is removed.

Abstract: A catheter system may include one or more of the following: a catheter adapter, a catheter, a housing, an introducer needle, a tube, a guidewire advancement feature, a pinch member, and a guidewire. A proximal end of the introducer needle may be secured within the housing. The tube may be disposed within the housing and in fluid communication with the proximal end of the introducer needle. The guidewire advancement feature may extend through a slot in the housing and may be movable along the slot. The pinch member may be disposed within the guidewire advancement feature and configured to move along an exterior of the tube with the guidewire advancement feature. The guidewire may be disposed within the tube. In response to moving the guidewire advancement feature distally along the slot, the pinch member may move the hub distally and the guidewire may be advanced distally.

Abstract: An instrument advancement device for advancing an instrument through a vascular access device includes a housing having a distal end and a proximal end, with the distal end configured to couple to a vascular access device, an instrument at least partially received within the housing, with the instrument having an advanced position where a distal end of the instrument extends beyond the distal end of the housing and a retracted position where the distal end of the instrument is received within the housing, an actuator configured to move the instrument between the advanced position and the retracted position, and an indicator configured to be visible only when the instrument is in the advanced position.