Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Patent
1990-10-16
1992-07-14
Thaler, Michael H.
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
221281, 221312R, A61B 1734
Patent
active
051299143
ABSTRACT:
A combination container and dispenser and insertion tube for acupuncture needles provides for the sterile storage and containment, dispensing and insertion of acupuncture needles. A storage portion of the container/dispenser is formed with an insertion tube along one edge and an internal passage between the two components. A lot in the storage portion allows manipulation of the handles of any acupunture needles within so they may be transferred through the internal passage to the insertion tube and inserted into the patient. A series of depressions and a retaining crest within the storage portion assist in retaining the needles in position until they are maneuvered through the slot. The device may be formed of a relatively inexpensive material, thus allowing for disposal after a single use, or alternatively may be formed of a more durable material capable of withstanding repeated sterilization in an autoclave or similar apparatus for reuse.
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Litman Richard C.
Thaler Michael H.
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