Inventors:
Eric J. Thor - Arden Hills MN, US
Michael J. Bonnette - Minneapolis MN, US
David M. Griffiths - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kane Smith - Pittsburgh PA, US
Barry Lynn McDaniel - Pittsburgh PA, US
Assignee:
MEDRAD, INC. - Indianola PA
International Classification:
A61B 6/00, A61M 25/16
Abstract:
A device for inserting a catheter into a blood vessel that uses fluid flow to aid the insertion of the catheter into a patient is described herein. The device includes a catheter retention device that houses a catheter and is configured to attach to an angiocatheter or other blood vessel access device. The catheter retention device receives fluid and guides the catheter into the blood vessel using the flow of fluid to carry the catheter into the blood vessel.