Patent 9320870 was granted and assigned to B. Braun Melsungen on April, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present disclosure relates to a catheter insertion device, which comprises a catheter hub in which a check valve is arranged, and a catheter, which is in fluid communication with the catheter hub, wherein a support element is attached to the catheter, and a flexible buffer element is provided between the support element and the catheter hub.