Becton, Dickinson and Company
COILED VASCULAR ACCESS INSTRUMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Abstract:

A vascular access instrument may be configured to insert through a vascular access device, such as, for example, a catheter assembly. The vascular access instrument may include a wire, which may be monolithically formed as a single unit. The wire may include a coil portion, which may include multiple loops wound around a central axis. The wire may include a core portion extending through the coil portion and aligned with the central axis. In some embodiments, the wire may include a bent portion connecting a distal end of the coil portion with a distal end of the core portion. The bent portion may be blunt and atraumatic.