US Patent:
20080200904, Aug 21, 2008
Inventors:
Ken Cluff - Saratoga Springs UT, US
Joe Frodsham - Kaysville UT, US
Wayne K. Rasmussen - Riverdale UT, US
Austin Jason McKinnon - Herriman UT, US
Weston F. Harding - Lehi UT, US
Marty L. Stout - South Weber UT, US
Troy A. Ekberg - Sandy UT, US
Assignee:
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY - Franklin Lakes NJ
International Classification:
A61M 39/04
Abstract:
A vascular access device may include a septum and a gas permeable vent in communication with at least a portion of the septum. The vent may be capable of venting gas from an extravascular system to which the vascular access device is capable of attaching. A method of venting a medical device may include providing a vascular access device having a septum and forming part of an extravascular system, providing a gas permeable vent in communication with at least a portion of the septum, and venting gas from the extravascular system through the gas permeable vent of the device.