Safety intravenous starter

Details Safety intravenous starter Safety intravenous starter

2006-11-28

2006-11-28

Lucchesi, Nicholas (Department: 3763)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

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07141040

ABSTRACT:
An intravenous starter device having means for safely disposing of the needle. The intravenous starter device has a first tube having a first end for insertion into a patient and an outer tube in fluid communication with the first tube and having an opening for receiving fluids to be delivered to the patient through the first tube. A receiver is connected to and in fluid communication with the outer tube, and has an opening for receiving fluids. The needle is positioned within the first tube and extends therefrom for insertion into the patient. After use of the needle, a pull member connected to the needle by a pull wire is operated to pull the needle into an inner tube positioned within the outer tube whereby the needle, safely within the inner tube, can be safely removed and disposed, leaving the first tube in the patient for the catheter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5376071 (1994-12-01), Henderson
patent: 2003/0032922 (2003-02-01), Moorehead

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