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Safety needle with positive flush

US8038666B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

C.R. Bard, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel J. Triplett · Providence, US
Kevin W. Sheetz · Sandy, US
Eddie K. Burnside · Bountiful, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2010
Grant date	Oct 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2209/045
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A safety needle device and method of supplying fluid to a vascular access port is described. The device may include a base member, a handle member, and a compressible member positioned between the handle member and a compression plate. The compressible member is coupled to a proximal end of a needle. Following the delivery of fluid to a vascular access port, the needle is removed by moving the handle member away from the base member, which collapses the compressible member, flushing fluid into the vascular access port to substantially replace a volume of the needle.

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