Abstract: A system for confirmation of fluid delivery to a patient at the clinical point of use is provided. The system includes a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device has a housing; at least one imaging sensor associated with the housing; a data transmission interface; a data reporting accessory for providing data to the user; a microprocessor for managing the at least one imaging sensor, the data transmission interface, and the data reporting accessory; and a program for acquiring and processing images from the at least one imaging sensor. The system further includes a fluid delivery apparatus; and one or more identification tags attached to or integrally formed with the fluid delivery apparatus. The program processes an image captured by the at least one imaging sensor to identify the one or more identification tags and acquires fluid delivery apparatus information from the one or more identification tags.

Abstract: A vascular access device may be an integrated catheter. The vascular access device includes a catheter and catheter adapter having a catheter hub and side port. The contact angle of a probe is greater than 90 degrees. The entrance angle of a probe entering the catheter hub from the side port may be less than 45 degrees. The vascular access device may include a component configured to direct the path of a probe towards the catheter opening. The component may be a protrusion extending into the lumen of the side port, internal fluid passageway, and/or extension tube, or a septum within the catheter hub. The vascular access device includes an access adapter in fluid communication with the side port and permitting insertion of a probe into the catheter through the side port with or without a separate luer adapter. Methods of using a vascular access device are further disclosed.

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: Pinch-style clamps can be designed for use in clamping or occluding plastic tubing, such as intravenous tubing. These pinch clamps can include a soft, polymer material applied to various surfaces of the pinch clamp to prevent abrasion or irritation to the patient, increase friction between the pinch clamp and the user operating said pinch clamp, increase friction between engaged surfaces of the pinch clamp to prevent premature or unintended disengagement of the clamp, or increase friction between the outer surfaces of the tubing and the clamping surfaces of the clamp. Various features or components can be employed to prevent lateral disengagement of the pinch clamp. A pinch clamp may also be configured with rounded outer edges to enhance patient comfort.

Abstract: A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter, a septum housing, and a septum. The catheter adapter may include a distal end, a proximal end, an inner wall extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a lumen formed by the inner wall. The septum housing may include one or more protrusions and may be secured to the inner wall by one or more of the following: an interference fit between the one or more protrusions and the inner wall, a snap fit between the one or more protrusions and the inner wall, and bonding between the one or more protrusions and the inner wall. The septum may be at least partially disposed within the septum housing and configured to at least substantially seal the lumen.

Abstract: A blood draw device for delivery of a probe into a patient's vascular system, the blood draw device including an introducer body having a proximal end and a distal end, and an actuator. The actuator is displaceable along at least a portion of the introducer body, and the actuator is operably coupled to the probe to advance and retract the probe based on direction of displacement of the actuator. The blood draw device also includes an advancement stop member, wherein the advancement stop member is displaceable along at least a portion of the introducer body and is configured to selectively limit travel of the actuator along the introducer body.

Abstract: An IV access device can include a needle hub that incorporates a flash chamber. The flash chamber can be used to provide visual confirmation of proper catheter placement within a vein. The flash chamber can include a path-defining structure to facilitate identifying whether blood is continually flowing into the flash chamber. The flash chamber may also be removable from the needle hub. In some cases, the needle hub may include a paddle grip that facilitates insertion of the catheter and separation of the needle hub from the catheter adapter.

Abstract: Provided herein is a stabilization device for a catheter, including a base defining a base perimeter, the base having a top surface and a bottom surface, a support surface arranged on the top surface of the base, the support surface having a wall extending away from the top surface of the base and defining a support surface perimeter, the support surface perimeter having substantially the same shape as a catheter adapter, and a dressing defining a dressing perimeter, the dressing configured to cover the base and the support surface.

Abstract: A system for blood sample collection including a container assembly having a cap and defining a reservoir, the cap disposed at a first end of the container assembly, and a fluid access assembly including a housing defining an interior, a fluid access component, a fluid connector component, and an engagement feature, the fluid access component extending from a first end of the housing into the interior of the housing, and the fluid access component defining a lumen. The system also includes a connection portion having a distal end and a proximal end, the connection portion including a connector interface disposed at the distal end and a fluid path member fluidly coupled to the connector interface and configured to be coupled to the fluid connector component of the fluid access assembly, wherein the fluid path member is configured to reduce hemolysis of a blood sample passing therethrough.

Abstract: A luer connection device is disclosed having a housing including a side wall having an inside surface defining a lumen with a central axis, an proximal end, and a distal end including a male luer tip within the lumen having a central flow diverter extending outwardly from the central axis to direct a fluid to a circumferential dead space distal to the male luer tip. A luer connection device is also disclosed having a flow expansion channel disposed in the lumen tapering outward from the wall of tubular housing and partially extending along a longitudinal axis from the tip opening toward the base opening for increasing mixing and flow through a circumferential dead space in the fluid path distal to the male luer tip.

Abstract: A fluid transfer device for needle-free delivery of a probe to a patient's vascular system, the device including an introducer body and an actuator. The actuator is linearly displaceable along at least a portion of the introducer body, and the actuator is operably coupled to the probe to advance and retract the probe based on direction of displacement of the actuator. The device also includes a connector member positioned proximate a distal end portion of the introducer body and configured for releasable connection to at least one surface of an access connector. The device also includes a locking member configured to prevent disconnection of the connector member from the access connector when the actuator is advanced to a first position, and to allow disconnection of the connector member when the actuator is retracted to a second position along the introducer body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an intravascular catheter assembly, including a catheter adapter having a distal end; a proximal end; a first lumen arranged between and in fluid communication with the distal end and the proximal end; a catheter arranged at the distal end of the catheter adapter and in fluid communication with the lumen; and a first side port in fluid communication with the lumen; a first fluid conduit having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the fluid conduit coupled to the side port; and a connector having a proximal end, a distal end connected to the fluid conduit, and a second lumen therethrough, the connector comprising a manually-actuable valve.

Abstract: A sensor deployment system for a vascular access device includes: a primary lumen; a deployment connector configured to be connected to at least one of a luer connector; a needle-free connector; a catheter adapter, with the deployment connector attached to the primary lumen, an instrument with a sensor at least partially received within the primary lumen, with the instrument having a retracted position where a distal end of the instrument is positioned within the primary lumen or the deployment connector and an extended position where the distal end of the instrument extends beyond a distal end of the primary lumen and the deployment connector, and a communication device configured to transmit data from the sensor.

Abstract: Provided herein is a blood collection device having a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall therebetween defining an interior, the interior configured to receive a blood sample through one or more openings at the distal end of the tube when the distal end of the tube is positioned in a blood vessel and an obturator slidably disposed relative to the tube and received within the interior of the tube.

Abstract: A blood sample collection system includes a blood access device having a fluid flow path and a diagnostic device configured to receive a sample of blood, where the diagnostic device is in fluid communication with the fluid flow path, and where the diagnostic device is configured to be detached from the blood access device.

Abstract: A catheter extension set is disclosed having a body defining a channel to direct a biological fluid therethrough, a connection port defined in the body, in which an extension tube is fluidly coupled to the connection port, a vented access port in fluid communication with the extension tube, the vented access port spaced apart from the connection port, a non-integrated catheter removably connectable with the body to direct a biological fluid into the body, and a distal access port defined in the body, the distal access port configured to be in fluid communication with a removable sample collection container. An initial biological fluid volume directed through the body is directed into the extension tube via the connection port and into the vented access port.

Abstract: An integrated catheter is disclosed having a body defining a channel to direct a biological fluid therethrough, a connection port defined in the body, in which an extension tube is fluidly coupled to the connection port, a vented access port in fluid communication with the extension tube, the vented access port spaced apart from the connection port, an integrated catheter operatively connected to the body to direct a biological fluid into the body, and a distal access port defined in the body, the distal access port configured to be in fluid communication with a removable sample collection container. An initial biological fluid volume directed through the body is directed into the extension tube via the connection port and into the vented access port.

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 system for confirmation of fluid delivery to a patient at the clinical point of use is provided. The system includes a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device has a housing; at least one imaging sensor associated with the housing; a data transmission interface; a data reporting accessory for providing data to the user; a microprocessor for managing the at least one imaging sensor, the data transmission interface, and the data reporting accessory; and a program for acquiring and processing images from the at least one imaging sensor. The system further includes a fluid delivery apparatus; and one or more identification tags attached to or integrally formed with the fluid delivery apparatus. The program processes an image captured by the at least one imaging sensor to identify the one or more identification tags and acquires fluid delivery apparatus information from the one or more identification tags.

Abstract: A cover for magnetizing a shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device is disclosed including a sleeve member having a hollow body to form a protective closure over the shaft of the tissue-penetrating medical device. The proximal end of the hollow body provides a receiving space for receiving the shaft of the tissue-penetrating medical device. One or more magnet is disposed on the sleeve member. A magnetic shield composed of one or more shielding materials associated with the cover that minimizes any effects to the clinical environment from magnetic fields generated within the cover. Medical devices, assemblies and methods of magnetizing the shaft of a tissue-penetrating medical device using the cover are also disclosed.