USPTO Patent Grant: Blood Draw Device with Tactile Feedback

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent (US12582338B2) to Becton, Dickinson and Company for a blood draw device featuring a tactile feedback mechanism. The device includes an introducer with a textured surface and an actuator designed to provide tactile or audible feedback to the user during blood draws.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12582338B2 for a novel blood draw device developed by Becton, Dickinson and Company. The patent describes a device incorporating an introducer with a specially designed surface (smooth and ridged portions) and an actuator that interacts with these ridges to provide tactile or audible feedback to the user. This feedback mechanism aims to enhance the user experience and potentially improve the accuracy of blood draws.

This patent grant is primarily an intellectual property matter and does not impose new regulatory obligations on medical device manufacturers or healthcare providers. However, it signifies innovation in blood collection technology. Companies involved in manufacturing or using blood draw devices should be aware of this patent, particularly if their products incorporate similar feedback mechanisms, to ensure compliance with intellectual property laws.

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Blood draw device having tactile feedback mechanism

Grant US12582338B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Inventors

Adam J. Boud, Curtis H. Blanchard, Weston F. Harding

Abstract

A blood draw device including an introducer and an actuator. The introducer has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an inner volume, and includes a top surface having a first portion of a first length and a second portion of a second length. The first portion may have a smooth surface along the first length and the second portion has a plurality of ridges along the second length. The actuator includes an exterior portion positioned above the top surface and an interior portion positioned within the inner volume, wherein the exterior portion of the actuator includes an engagement member and a downwardly-extending tab projecting below the engagement member such that the downwardly-extending tab of the actuator may contact at least the plurality of ridges of the second portion of the introducer to provide at least one of tactile and audible feedback to a user.

CPC Classifications

A61B 5/150816 A61B 5/150992 A61B 5/150656 A61B 5/150717 A61B 5/150809 A61B 5/150259 A61B 5/15003 A61B 5/153 A61B 5/150206 A61M 25/0113 A61M 2205/581 A61M 2205/582 A61M 25/0693