Structure for infusion catheter needle

Details Structure for infusion catheter needle Structure for infusion catheter needle

2000-02-01

2001-04-24

Kennedy, Sharon (Department: 3763)

Surgery

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

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

C604S198000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06221058

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improved structure of infusion catheter needle in medical application; and more particularly, to a structure that allows the used steel needle be secured within a needle protection to prevent for the medical personnel from HIV, hepatitis B and C affections due to accidental needlestick injury and a safe disposal of the used steel needle.
2) Description of the Prior Art
Whereas more residual blood stains are found on the used steel needle for intravenous injection due to its comparatively larger inner diameter, and its length also relatively increases the exposure of risks, the chance of accidental needlestick injury to the medical personnel is higher, and in turn the chance of resulted affection is also higher.
However, there are very few safety intravenous catheter needles available in the market. In a prior art of the present invention as illustrated in
FIG. 1
, a steel needle is inserted in a plastic soft needle
20
. Once both needles punctuate into the vein, the steel needle
10
is drawn out and a tube is connected to the plastic soft needle to start intravenous injection. However, once drawn out, the steel needle
10
must be inserted into a casing to prevent accidental needlestick injury to the medical personnel since any such accidental needlestick injury may well cause the medical personnel to be vulnerable to blood affection, namely, HIV, hepatitis B and C. Furthermore, in the subsequent disposal, the steel needle
10
can be easily exposed due to the escaping casing due to impact and compression, threatening the health of those who handle medical refuses.
Safety intravenous catheter needles available in the general market are either complicate in structure thus to increase production cost or too many steps are required in the use as a dedicated before job training is needed thus to increase time cost, or both.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an improved structure of an intravenous catheter needle for protecting medical personnel and those who handle the medical refuses from affections of HIV, hepatitis B and C due to accidental needlestick injury in the course of the disposal of the needle since the used needle can be fully secured in the needle protection.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved structure of an intravenous catheter needle comprised of a plastic soft needle, a needle protection, and a steel protection chute that can lower the production cost of a safety needle.


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