Abstract: Exemplary embodiments may apply a transform or filter to analyte level values of the users to make the analyte level values conform with a normal distribution that is symmetric relative to the mean. The transformed or filtered analyte level values may be used by the control system of a medicament delivery device in determining medicament delivery doses. In some embodiments, the medicament is insulin, and the analyte level is a glucose level of a user. In such instances, a logarithmic filter or transform may be applied to the glucose level readings of the user.

Abstract: An arrangement for a drug delivery device includes a housing with a proximal end and a distal end, a needle shield remover configured to be rotationally locked to a needle shield covering a needle, and a guiding interface. The needle shield remover is releasably connectable to the housing. The guiding interface is configured such that, when the needle shield remover rotates with respect to the housing from a state in which the needle shield remover is connected to the housing, the guiding interface guides a movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing in a direction away from the proximal end of the housing to disconnect the needle shield remover from the housing. Movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing to disconnect the needle shield remover includes an axial movement and a rotational movement of the needle shield remover relative to the housing.

Abstract: Drug-delivery systems configured to generate indications regarding a user's level of skill, familiarity, or experience with operating such systems are described. The systems may comprise a syringe assembly, one or more skin contact sensors, and one or more syringe assembly sensors configured to detect initiation and/or completion of a dispensing event. The system may further comprise one or more processing circuits configured to measure a time duration between when the skin contact sensor(s) detect contact with skin tissue and when the syringe assembly initiates a dispensing event, compare the measured duration against a threshold time duration, and generate a user indication signal if the measured duration exceeds the threshold time duration.

Abstract: A collection of two or more dose delivery mechanisms and two or more medicament containers includes a first dose delivery mechanism comprising a first keyed connector and a second dose delivery mechanism comprising a second keyed connector. A first holder having a distal end with a third keyed connector. A second holder having a distal end with a fourth keyed connector. The first keyed connector not capable of forming a connection with the fourth keyed connector and the second keyed connector not capable of forming a connection with the third keyed connector. The first keyed connector configured to engage and form a connection with the third keyed connector and the second keyed connector configured to engage and form a connection with the fourth keyed connector.

Abstract: A drug tracking device used in combination with a drug injection device. The drug tracking device may comprise a housing configured to engage with the drug injection device, an optical sensor configured to capture an image of a portion of the drug injection device. The portion of the drug injection device displays indicia of drug doses, such that a captured image includes at least one indicia of a drug dose. The drug tracking device may include a memory module having pre-stored indicia of drug doses, and a processor having instructions operating thereon configured to cause the processor to determine an injected drug dose by comparing at least one indicia of the drug dose in the captured image with the pre-stored indicia of drug doses.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure disclose a system for delivering medication. In one aspect, the disclosure is directed to a medical dispensing device that includes a label with a series of zones of varying widths, with each of the zones corresponding to a pre-determined volumetric dose of a drug that is correlated to a physical characteristic of a patient. In one specific example, the label is further affixed to the medical dispensing device such that a smallest dose of the drug to be administered corresponds to a first zone that is proximate an opening through which the drug is to be dispensed.

Abstract: A freeze-dry powder injector restoring device has a cylinder, a filtering unit, and a bottom cover. The cylinder has a connecting segment having an upper opening and a cylinder body. The cylinder body and the connecting segment are respectively located in two ends of the cylinder. The cylinder body has an inner space and a lower opening connecting the inner space and the upper opening. The filtering unit is mounted in the cylinder and divides the inner space into multiple rooms. The bottom cover has a tube segment and a flange segment protruding from an outer surface of the tube segment and surrounding the tube segment. The bottom cover covers and abuts the lower opening of the cylinder via the flange segment. The freeze-dry powder accommodated in the cylinder can be easily mixed with the solvent to be restored.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an aspiration syringe device and methods for use of such an aspiration syringe device. The aspiration syringe device includes an elongated housing, a plunger configured for axial sliding within the housing and being occludably received in the housing, a compression spring configured to urge the plunger away from the housing, and a retention mechanism configured to fixedly engage with the plunger so as to retain the plunger in position relative to the housing with the compression spring in an at least partially compressed state. The aspiration syringe device can be used in conjunction with another apparatus designed to penetrate a patient's body to access a distressed pleural space for the removal of air or fluid therefrom by allowing the air or fluid to flow in one direction from inside the body to outside the body.

Abstract: A dosing syringe includes a barrel extending longitudinally between a proximal end and a distal end, the barrel having a plurality of sections represented by colored indicators, each of the plurality of sections corresponding to a medically-relevant dose, a plunger translatable within the barrel, the plunger including a plurality of segments represented by colored markings that correspond to the colored indicators of the plurality of sections, the plurality of segments further including a plurality of notches, each of the plurality of notches corresponding to one of the plurality of segments, and a tab mateable with one of the plurality of notches and configured to limit travel of the plunger within the barrel.

Abstract: Described is a dose tracking mechanism for a drug delivery device, including a moveable component configured to move with respect to a housing during operation of the drug delivery device and an RFID device with an electric circuit having a resonance frequency. The electric circuit includes an antenna configured to transmit a wireless RFID signal at the resonance frequency and an electrical component operatively coupled to the moveable component and configured to modify the resonance frequency based on a position of the moveable component, such that the resonance frequency of the electric circuit is an indication of the position of the moveable component. In some instances, the position of the moveable component indicates a dose set or dispensed from the drug delivery device.

Abstract: A data collection device comprises: a first portion having one or more features configured for attaching of the first portion to a dosage knob of an injection device; a second portion rotatably coupled with the first portion, wherein at least part of the second portion is movable axially relative to the first portion; a sensor arrangement configured to detect rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion; and a processor arrangement configured to, based on said detected movement, determine a medicament amount expelled by the injection device, wherein the coupling arrangement is configured to provide a non-permanent coupling between the first portion and the dosage knob of the injection device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical injection device for dispensing substantially equally sized dose volumes of a liquid drug. The injection is driven by a torsion spring which is strained prior to each dose release by rotation of a connector element connecting the torsion spring to the rotational drive structure. The dose release is controlled by an axial movement of the rotational drive structure which can only be moved axially when the connector element has been rotated to a specific rotational position.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide booster mechanisms suitable for a liquid container. The booster mechanism may include a liquid storage assembly. A tail end of the liquid storage assembly may be provided with a strike space. The strike space may be provided with a movable assembly. The movable assembly may be capable of performing an axial movement along the strike space. The tail end of the movable assembly may be provided with a booster assembly and a deformation space. A front end of the booster assembly may be provided with a deformation trigger assembly. A deformation gap may be between the deformation space and the deformation trigger assembly.

Abstract: A needle guard grip device may include a body extending from a first end to a second end along a central longitudinal axis of the body. The body may include a plurality of ribs extending perpendicularly to the central longitudinal axis. The plurality of ribs may include a first set of longitudinally spaced ribs disposed on a first side of the central longitudinal axis, and a second set of longitudinally spaced ribs disposed on a second side of the central longitudinal axis that is opposite of the first side. Moving along the central longitudinal axis, ribs of the first set of longitudinally spaced ribs may alternate with ribs of the second set of longitudinally spaced ribs.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a needle arrangement for a drug delivery device. The needle arrangement includes a distal needle tip and a proximal needle tip. The distal needle tip is held in a distal needle holder and wherein the proximal needle tip is held in a proximal needle holder. The distal needle tip and the proximal needle tip are in fluid communication with each other through a fluid channel. The fluid channel is adapted to allow axial movement of the distal needle tip and relative to the proximal needle tip between a compact state and an extended state. A length of the needle arrangement over the distal needle tip and the proximal needle tip in the extended state is greater than in the compact state.

Abstract: An apparatus for suspending air bubbles in a fluid path of a fluid injector system includes an internal chamber having a curved interior wall defined within the housing, an inlet fluid pathway in fluid communication with the internal chamber, and an outlet fluid pathway in fluid communication with the internal chamber. The inlet fluid pathway extending into the chamber at a tangent to the curved interior wall, and the outlet fluid pathway spaced from the inlet fluid pathway such that fluid flowing into the internal chamber via the inlet fluid pathway is directed away from the outlet fluid pathway. The internal chamber is configured to create an internal fluid vortex in an injection fluid entering the internal chamber from the inlet fluid pathway, and wherein the internal fluid vortex at least temporarily suspends one or more air bubbles in the fluid in the internal vortex and delays the passage of the one or more air bubbles to the outlet fluid pathway.

Abstract: A nebulizer includes a nebulizer top detachably coupled to a nebulizer bottom with a nozzle assembly that fits between the nebulizer top and nebulizer bottom. The components of the nebulizer are formed so that each be easily replaced by a counterpart component of similar design but with a different property. The nozzle assembly is configured to be replaced with a second nozzle assembly that has a different aperture size that produces a different size of aerosol droplet. Additionally, a diffuser attached to the nebulizer top or nebulizer bottom can be replaced by a second nebulizer top or nebulizer bottom with a second diffuser in a different position that produces a different size of aerosol droplet. A sensor module attached to the nebulizer measures properties associated with the performance of the nebulizer.

Abstract: Breathing assistance apparatus includes a gases supply unit adapted to, in use, deliver a stream of pressurised gases from an outlet. The gases supply unit is adapted to vary the pressure of the stream of pressurised gases. A supply path includes a flexible self-supporting gases transportation pathway having a first end connected to the outlet so that the gases transportation pathway receives the stream of gases and conveys the gases to a patient. A patient interface is connected to the second end of the gases transportation pathway receives a stream of gases. At least one sensor measures at least one information parameter of the supply path. A control system associated with the gases supply unit receives the information parameter. The control system contains reference data, and compares the received data to reference data, and determines a supply path based on the comparison.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable first-aid anti-asphyxiation device that automatically takes foreign matter from a respiratory airway, relating to medical care supplies. It generates suction force automatically by pressing the trigger button. The device is operated easily. The obstructions in the airway can be eliminated quickly. Since the suction force is controlled by the spring inside the device and the stops on the piston rod, the structure of the device is simple. The device generates the same force each time. The suction force may not be variable due to manual operation. Compared to the devices on the market that requires a person to operate with both hands, the device of the present disclosure is safer, can be operated easily, and can generate stable results.

Abstract: A high flow respiratory therapy device includes: a breathing pattern monitoring part for monitoring a flow rate change and a pressure change of a mixed gas supplied to a patient so as to collect breathing pattern information of the patient; an inspiratory effort point detection part for detecting an inspiratory effort point, at which the patient tries to start inhalation, from the breathing pattern information of the patient; an expiratory effort point detection part for detecting an expiratory effort point, at which the patient tries to start exhalation, from the breathing pattern information of the patient; and a supply flow rate control part for increasing the flow rate of the supplied mixed gas when the breath of the patient reaches the inspiratory effort point, and for reducing the flow rate of the supplied mixed gas when the breath of the patient reaches the expiratory effort point.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a non-linear model of the airway of a sleeping subject is provided. The system comprises an interface adapted to obtain an airway model configured to represent respiratory airflow in the airway of the subject; a movement sensor arrangement configured to detect movement of the chest or abdomen of a subject; an airflow sensor arrangement configured to detect an airflow in the airway of the subject; and a processor arrangement. The processor arrangement is configured to determine a movement pattern from detected movement of the chest or abdomen of the subject; determine an airflow pattern from detected airflow in the airway of the subject and modify the airway model based on the movement pattern and the airflow pattern so as to generate a subject-specific piecewise linearized non-linear airway model for the subject representing respiratory airflow in the airway of the subject in a sleep state.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for collecting seepage from below a tracheostomy incision on a patient by providing a pad with a groove running transversely to the flow of the seepage. The groove couples to a suction catheter tube which can apply a constant suction to the area of the groove, removing the seepage before it collects on the skin for too long or contaminates a patient's bed. This both increases patient comfort and reduces workload for nursing staff.

Abstract: A Laryngeal oral airway (LOA) includes a mouthpiece flange defining two separate nostril-like openings in communication with separate elongated airways extending towards the larynx when in use. The nostril-like openings on the mouthpiece are spaced, shaped, and configured to snugly fit nasal prongs a nasal cannula therein, such that the nasal cannula is readily moveable between the patient's nostrils and the artificial nostril openings defined in the mouthpiece of the airway. The cannula is further secured by notches defined in the LOA.

Abstract: A gas-washout vent includes a housing with a first wall with one or more passages through the wall configured to provide fluid communication with a portion of the patient interface system exposed to a therapy pressure. The passages include respective first openings on a first surface of the first wall. The housing at least partially defines a second opening in communication with ambient atmosphere. A diffusing material is located at least partially within the housing to be adjacent the first surface. A surface of the diffusing material facing the first surface is spaced away from the first surface by a gap that extends to provide a fluid communication between all of the first openings and between all of the first openings and the second opening. The housing is configured so that air is prevented from flowing out of the housing at all areas directly opposite each of the first openings.

Abstract: A medicinal diffuser system for patients is provided and includes a nasal cannula, a flow stream vessel and a mount assembly. The medicinal diffuser system is mountable over a patient's head and permits a steady flow of air while administering a medicinal agent. The medicinal diffuser permits a steady flow of air to flow into the patient's nasal cavity while administering a medicinal agent.

Abstract: A system and method detects an occlusion in a respiratory therapy system. The system and method includes determining an acoustic signature for a conduit of a headgear user interface. The determined acoustic signature is analyzed to identify an anomaly in the acoustic signature. In response to the determined acoustic signature being identified as anomalous, a determination is made if the identified anomaly relates to an occlusion of the conduit.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to a face mask are described. An exemplar face mask includes: (i) a mask body including an interior side and an exterior side; (ii) inlet ports defined on the mask body; (iii) tubes designed to convey air flow or oxygen flow; (iv) tube transition features coupled to the tubes; (v) nasal prongs coupled to one of the tube transition features and designed to advance the air flow or the oxygen flow into nostrils; (vi) terminating features disposed around and for stabilizing the nasal prongs; and (vii) wherein either the tubes pass through the inlet ports such that portions of the tubes are present on the interior side or the tube transition features pass through the inlet ports such that portions of the tube transition features are present on the exterior side. An exhaust port and an exhaust tube remove exhaled air present inside the mask body.

Abstract: A patient interface assembly for a head of a wearer is provided, comprising a nasal cannula or other patient interface, a first connector extending from a first side of the patient interface, a second connector extending from a second side of the patient interface, and a headband configured to wrap around at least a portion of the head of the wearer and maintain a position of the nasal cannula, a first strap coupled to a first strap coupling portion of the headband and configured to couple to the first connector, and a second strap coupled to a second strap coupling portion of the headband and configured to couple to the second connector, wherein the first strap is movable along the first strap coupling portion between the first stop and the second stop. A nasal cannula is provided comprising flexible prongs, and optionally a flexible tubular base.

Abstract: An interface and headgear assembly includes a headgear assembly. The headgear assembly has a first strap configured to connect to the interface. A crown strap can be adjusted along a length of the first strap. In some configurations, the crown strap has a first portion and a second portion that are adjustably connected. The crown strap can be removably connected to the first strap using bridge regions of the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: A patient interface a positioning and stabilising structure, which includes a gas delivery tube with a tube wall that has an interior passage for flow of pressurized air. A portion of the tube wall includes a patient contacting portion and a non-patient contacting portion. The patient contacting portion includes a layer of textile material or foam material configured to lie against the patient's head. At least a section of the non-patient contacting portion includes of a transparent and/or translucent material. The layer of textile material or foam material is bonded to the transparent and/or translucent material so that the tube wall is formed as a one piece construction. A plane extends generally transverse to longitudinal axis contains both (1) the textile material or foam material and (2) the transparent and/or translucent material, so that the patient may view the interior passage along a transverse axis extending through the plane.

Abstract: A tube with an integrated cleanout port includes a medical-grade tube, a suction adaptor, and a check valve, The medical-grade tube that connect between the patient's endotracheal tube and the Y-pipe of the mechanical ventilator includes a tubular body, a first connector end, and a second connector end. The suction adaptor is laterally positioned to the tubular body and hermetically connected to the tubular body that may be corrugated or not corrugated. The check valve is hermetically connected within the suction adaptor, wherein the tubular body is in fluid communication with the suction adaptor through the check valve. Due to the configuration of the check valve, any fluid buildup such as condensation, sputum, blood, and mucous within the tubular body can easily be removed via the suction adaptor without having to shut off the mechanical ventilator or break the circuit which could potentially cause harm to the patient.

Abstract: A sieve module includes an impermeable housing, and interface assembly, and an adsorptive material. The interface assembly is connected to a first end of the impermeable housing and includes an inlet port and an outlet port. The inlet port is in fluid communication with a first interior space of the impermeable housing, wherein the inlet port is configured to receive gas from an exterior of the impermeable housing. The outlet port in fluid communication with a second interior space of the impermeable housing, wherein the outlet port is configured to expel the gas to the exterior of the impermeable housing. An adsorptive material is disposed within the first interior space of the impermeable housing, wherein the interface assembly is configured such that the gas travels from the inlet port to the outlet port by traveling through the adsorptive material.

Abstract: A heat and moisture exchanger (HMX) device may be used with a patient interface system to treat a patient with a flow of air at a therapeutic pressure. The HMX device may include: a frame; and at least one layer of HMX material supported by the frame, the HMX material being configured to adsorb water vapour from gases exhaled by the patient and desorb water vapour into the flow of air at the therapeutic pressure, the HMX material being flexible, the at least one layer of HMX material having a flat shape in an undeformed state, and the at least one layer of HMX material having at least one slit that is configured to be widened when the at least one layer of HMX material is deformed into a non-flat shape.

Abstract: An apparatus for humidifying a gas flow stream to generate a respiratory gas to be delivered to a patient is described. The apparatus comprises a plurality of humidification chambers connected in a sequence to allow the gas flow stream to flow sequentially through the plurality of humidification chambers. Each humidification chamber is configured to contain a liquid over which the gas flow stream can flow. At least one humidification chamber includes a nozzle that forms the gas flow stream into a gas jet that impinges on a surface of the liquid in each humidification chamber. The humidity level of the gas increases as the gas flow stream flows sequentially through the plurality of humidification chambers.

Abstract: A high flow nasal therapy system (1) has a gas supply (2), a nebulizer (12), and a nasal interface (7). There are two branches (11, 10) and a valve (6) linked with the controller, the branches including a first branch (11) for delivery of aerosol and a second branch (10) for delivery of non-aerosolized gas. The controller controls delivery into the branches (11, 10), in which flow is unidirectional in the first and second branches, from the gas supply towards the nasal interface. The first branch (11) includes the nebulizer (12) and a line configured to store a bolus of aerosol during flow through the second branch (10). The valve (6) comprises a Y-junction between the gas inlet on one side and the branches on the other side.

Abstract: A patient interface comprises a plenum chamber and a valve, or a plurality of valves. Each valve is in fluid communication with the plenum chamber. Each valve comprises a valve member and a valve seat portion. The valve member is biased away from the seat portion and is configured to close when a pressure within the plenum chamber exceeds a predetermined valve closing pressure.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods of providing individualized sessions to address chronic pain in users. A computing system may identify a set of stimuli identified by a user as not associated with the pain or the condition of the user. The computing system may present a first visual stimulus associated with the chronic pain of the user and a second visual stimulus neutral to the chronic pain. The computing system may present a visual probe corresponding to one of the first position or the second position to direct the user to interact with the visual probe. The computing system may increase the efficacy of the medication that the user is taking to address the condition.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audio device (10) for alleviating symptoms of colic in infants comprising: a loudspeaker (1), a controller (4) for controlling the loudspeaker, a sound input pattern to be fed to the loudspeaker, and a power source (5,7), wherein the audio device (10) is programmable to output audio sequences at two or more sound levels. The disclosure further relates to a method for alleviating symptoms of colic in infants and a system for alleviating symptoms of colic in infants.

Abstract: A device, system, and method for facilitating a sleep cycle in a subject, comprising selecting a waveform from a plurality of waveforms derived from brainwaves of at least one sleeping donor, wherein said waveform corresponds to at least one specific stage of sleep; and stimulating the subject with at least one stimulus, wherein said at least one stimulus is at least one of an auditory stimulus and a visual stimulus modulated with the selected waveform to entrain the brain of the subject with the selected waveform to facilitate sleep in the subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved urinary catheter for efficiently draining urine from a urinary bladder of a patient. The improved urinary catheter includes a soft tip that is friendly to the urinary bladder. The improved urinary catheter further includes longer drainage port for proper irrigation of the catheter and thus make it simple to use and better tolerability. In addition, the improved urinary catheter also includes a catheter plug allowing the patient to move more freely and use lavatory rather than using a urine bag all the time.

Abstract: The systems and devices disclosed herein are for a catheter tip that includes a support frame. The support frame can include a longitudinal axis, a collapsed delivery configuration, and an expanded deployed configuration. The support frame can include a collapsed inner diameter in the collapsed delivery configuration and a larger expanded inner diameter in the expanded deployed configuration when the support frame is placed in axial compression. In some examples, the support frame can include one or more profiled spine members extending along the longitudinal axis and a plurality of ribs extending from the one or more profiled spine members. In some examples, the support frame can include a connector rib and a plurality of offset ribs extending from the connector rib. One or more connector members can connect respective ribs of the offset ribs. In some examples, the support frame can include struts forming a lattice structure.

Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter adapter having a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port arranged between the distal end and the proximal end, with the side port in fluid communication with the lumen. The assembly further includes a catheter secured to the distal end of the catheter adapter and extending distally from the catheter adapter, a fluid conduit having a proximal end coupled to the side port and a distal end, with the fluid conduit in fluid communication with the side port, an elongated arm configured to extend distally away from the catheter adapter, and a stabilization platform spaced from the catheter adapter and positioned along the fluid conduit.

Abstract: A non-integrated vascular access system includes a connector having a distal port configured to be coupled to a hub of a catheter, a proximal port, a first lumen extending between the distal and proximal ports and in fluid communication with a second lumen defined by the catheter when the distal port is coupled to the hub, a side port arranged in the connector between the proximal and distal couplers, with the side port configured to be in fluid communication with the first lumen, and a fluid conduit having a proximal end coupled to the side port and a distal end, with the fluid conduit in fluid communication with the side port and configured to extend distally from the connector. The system includes a stabilization portion connected to the connector and configured to contact a patient, and a stabilization anchor platform spaced from the connector and positioned along the fluid conduit.

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: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a medical device can include a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end. The sheath can be configured to receive a penis through the proximal end, and can at least partially cover the penis. The sheath can include a distal opening in the distal end of the sheath. The sheath can include a flow structure comprising a proximal flow structure portion extending proximally relative to an interior surface of the distal end of the sheath and configured to be inserted into the urethra of the penis. The flow structure can be in fluid communication with or can pass through the distal opening in the distal end of the sheath to allow fluid to flow through the sheath to or from the urethra.

Abstract: An integrated midline catheter system includes a catheter adapter having a catheter, a body receiving the catheter, and a side port in fluid communication with the catheter, a near patient access port in fluid communication with the side port of the catheter adapter, with the near patient access port including a connector portion configured to be coupled to a peripheral probe device, and a catheter insertion device including a housing, an introducer needle extending distally from the housing, and a guidewire advancement tab moveable relative to the housing to advance a guidewire through the introducer needle. The catheter adapter is configured to be advanced distally relative to the housing.

Abstract: An integrated catheter system includes a catheter adapter comprising a catheter, a body receiving the catheter, and a side port in fluid communication with the catheter, a first line in fluid communication with the catheter, a second line in fluid communication with the catheter, a first connector coupled to the first line, and a second connector coupled to the second line.

Abstract: An integrated catheter system includes a catheter adapter having a catheter, a body receiving the catheter, and a side port in fluid communication with the catheter, an integrated extension set including a proximal access port coupled to a proximal end portion of the integrated extension set, with the integrated extension set in fluid communication with the side port of the catheter adapter, and a stabilization platform spaced from the body of the catheter adapter and positioned along the integrated extension set.

Abstract: Provided herein is a catheter assembly including a catheter adapter, having a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port arranged between the distal end and the proximal end, the side port in fluid communication with the lumen. The assembly further includes a catheter that is secured to the distal end of the catheter adapter and that is extending distally from the catheter adapter, a fluid conduit having a proximal end coupled to the side port and a distal end, the fluid conduit in fluid communication with the side port, and an elongated arm configured to extend distally away from the catheter adapter.

Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus including a connector having a distal port, a proximal port, a first lumen extending between the distal port and the proximal port, a side port arranged in the connector between the proximal coupler and the distal coupler, the side port configured to be in fluid communication with the first lumen, and a fluid conduit having a proximal end coupled to the side port and a distal end, the fluid conduit in fluid communication with the side port and configured to extend distally from the connector. The apparatus further includes a stabilization platform integrally formed with at least a part of the connector, the stabilization platform configured to be in contact with a patient, and an elongated arm configured to extend distally from the connector or the stabilization platform.