Intravenous needle assembly with air bleed plug
US4269186A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1979 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0693
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravenous needle assembly and an associated manufacturing method, wherein the needle assembly comprises a hypodermic needle attached to a hub at its trailing end, a transparent blood detection chamber integral with the hub, a catheter disposed around the needle and the needle hub and a plug closing the blood detection chamber, the plug having air breathing capacity so that upon venipuncture blood from a vein may flow through the needle into the blood detection chamber without substantial air resistance to such flow to visually confirm the accuracy of the introduction of the needle into a vein. The plug is centrally hollow and has an axially directed leading projection connected to an annular shoulder or flange. The projection comprises a symmetrical hollow truncated conical extension with a hollow interior and walls having pairs of longitudinally directed ribs insuring ready passage of air from the flashback chamber along the outside of the projection under pressure of the heart. The annular flange contains a plurality of triangular openings disposed in alignment with each pair of ribs, through which air passes from between the ribs to the atmosphere. The ribs, the space betwe…
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