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7270649 Intravenous catheter device  
A catheter appliance having a catheter in fluid communication with a luer connector is releasably secured to a catheter applicator having a track for slidably mounting a needle carrier module. The...
7261703 Vascular blood containment device  
The present invention is directed to a vascular blood containment that allows a user to determine whether a blood vessel has been accessed and which provides access to the vessel. The vascular...
7163526 Flashback blood collection needle with needle shield  
The needle assembly is provided with the housing, an IV cannula for accessing a blood vessel and a non-patient cannula for communication with an evacuated tube. A flashback chamber is provided in...
7025748 Sheath based blood vessel puncture locator and depth indicator  
The present invention discloses a sheath based puncture locator and depth indicator. The present invention provides for locating a blood vessel puncture site and determining the depth of the...
6960191 Over-the-needle safety midline catheter  
A safety, over-the-needle midline catheter, designed generally for insertion distal to the antecubital crease to be threaded proximally to a site just distal to the axilla. An accompanying safety...
6764468 Sealed sterile intravenous catheter and needle assembly  
A sealed sterile intravenous catheter and needle assembly providing a substantially closed and sterile environment. The sealed sterile intravenous catheter is removably secured to a needle assembly...
6712792 Flashback blood collection needle  
A needle assembly includes a transparent or translucent housing with a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end and a flashback chamber therebetween. Substantially axially aligned inlet and outlet...
6656161 Magnifying hub  
An arrangement used in connection with the withdrawal of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) from a spinal column comprising a hub having a chamber therein for receiving CSF; a cannula being coupled to the...
6641564 Safety introducer apparatus and method therefor  
An introducing apparatus is provided which includes an elongate tubular sheath extending from a sheath proximal end to a sheath distal end. The sheath has a bore sized to receive a dilator...
6558353 Spinal needle  
The present invention is directed toward an improved spinal needle. A needle hub is disposed about a proximate end of a hollow needle. The needle hub side port indicators provide visual and tactual...
6533759 Flash chamber with a self closing valve for use with a catheter  
A flash chamber having a self-closing valve for use with a catheter is described. The flash chamber, which is connected to the catheter, precludes blood leakage as a needle is removed from the...
6524277 Method and apparatus for an intravascular device showing flashback  
An apparatus related to an intravascular device that includes a housing coupled to a needle is claimed. A solid blunting member is coaxially nestled in the needle. An aperture or opening, located...
6365278 Multilayer material, process of preparation and applications  
Multilayer elastomer films (multilayer material) comprising at least one continuous layer, carrying an active chemical substance (such as corrosion inhibitors, lubricants or alternatively biocides...
6261263 Hub of arterial puncture needle  
A hub (1) of an arterial puncture needle includes a tubular and transparent viewing chamber (5) accessible to the reflux of blood, and a reserve chamber (6) which is leaktight to the ambient air...
6193690 Inclined plane latching device for an IV catheter  
A intravenous catheter device having a biased spring hard needle, disposed in a soft catheter. The biased spring hard needle is held within an elongated hollow barrel wherein the biased spring hard...
6156010 Method and apparatus for introducing an intravenous catheter  
A method an apparatus for introducing an intravenous catheter. In one embodiment, a catheter having a flashback chamber is provided, the flashback chamber having a proximal end, a distal end and an...
6090130 Hemostatic puncture closure system including blood vessel locator and method of use  
A system for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a blood vessel in a living being and method of use thereof. The system includes a hemostatic closure, a blood vessel locator device for determining...
6050976 In-line retractable safety catheter needle insertion assembly  
Disclosure of methods and apparatus providing bases for design of compact catheter insertion needle retraction safety devices wherein actuators are displaced away from slender needle sheathing...
6042567 Apparatus for the introduction or removal of fluid based material from a blood vessel of a patient  
An apparatus for the introduction or removal of fluid based material from a body of a patient by a clinician. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for connecting into a blood vessel of the patient's...
6042566 Intravenous injection apparatus  
In intravenous fluid injection wherein a syringe needle and surrounding sheath are inserted into a vein so that blood flows through the needle into a transparent hollow push-pull element fixed on...
5984895 Vascular blood flashback containment device with improved sealing capability  
A blood containment device for use with a vascular entry needle provides visual and tactile confirmation that a blood vessel has been properly entered. The device includes a blood visualization...
5980492 Vascular blood containment device  
A blood containment, visualization and tactile confirmation device is provided for use with a vascular entry needle. The device includes a visualization channel and/or a compliant outer wall...
5941854 Intravenous catheter  
In an intravenous catheter wherein a syringe needle and surrounding sheath are inserted into a vein so that blood flows through the needle into a transparent hollow push-pull element fixed on the...
5830190 Protected needle catheter placement device having needle placement visualization features and method for its use  
An over-the-needle catheter placement assembly includes an elongate catheter with an open bore therethrough. The catheter has a tapered distal end and a proximal end with a hub. The assembly...
5824001 Radially vented flashback chamber and plug assembly  
A radially vented flashback chamber and plug assembly includes a plug seated in the proximal end of a flashback chamber. In one embodiment of this invention, the flashback chamber has an open...
5685855 Protected needle catheter placement device with sampling provisions and method for its use  
A needle assembly has an elongate hollow handle with a proximal end with provisions for attaching a fluid handling device and a distal end with an opening. The assembly has a needle with a distal...
5579780 Manual guidewire placement device  
An improved manual guidewire placement device to facilitate successful guidewire placement into a blood vessel by minimizing risks of needle tip disengagement with a penetrated blood vessel and by...
5542932 Bloodless flashback vent  
This invention is an improved flashback vent. A thin piece of biocompatible material is affixed over the open proximal end of a flashback chamber or a plug in the flashback chamber. This material...
5496281 Spinal cannula with transparent grip part  
The spinal cannula 1 is provided with a grip part, which consists of transparent plastic and surrounds the rear end of the cannula in a substance-securing manner. A cerebrospinal fluid checking...
5385554 Catheter introducer with notched needle  
A catheter introducer set is disclosed. The device comprises a cannula for insertion into a blood vessel, a tube in fluid communication with the cannula and a needle for assisting in the...
5314410 Entry indicator device for arterial or intravenous needle  
A blood vessel entry indicator device is provided which includes a colored flexible membrane disposed within the transparent body of a hypodermic needle that is stretched over the proximal end of...
5312376 Catheter with clear needle shaft  
This invention relates to a novel needle for expeditiously determining proper insertion of the needle into a patient. A transparent shaft is positioned behind the tip of the needle. Upon insertion...
5306254 Vessel position locating device and method of use  
A device for determining the location of the wall of an artery in a living being via a percutaeous incision or puncture. The device comprises an elongated tubular member having a distal end...
5295970 Apparatus and method for vascular guide wire insertion with blood flashback containment features  
Apparatus and method are provided for containing blood flashback during insertion of a guide wire into a blood vessel. The apparatus includes a barrel having a flashback chamber. An inner cannula...
5295969 Vascular access device with air-tight blood containment capability  
The present invention is a means for accessing blood vessels for the insertion of a guide wire while preventing the free release of blood. Specifically, a hollow, thin-walled metal tube typically...
5279572 Indwelling intravenous needle with two blood-backflow passage routes  
An indwelling intravenous needle having two blood backflow passage routes. One is an internal cavity of a metallic internal needle, which is the basic construction of an indwelling intravenous...
5250035 Cannula and stylet system  
A needle system including a plastic cannula and a stylet, and a procedure utilizing the needle system for positioning the end of a spinal catheter within the subarachnoid space surrounding a...
5246426 Catheterization system  
This invention relates to an improved arterial catheterization system which is designed to allow the user to quickly visualize the early flashback of blood after penetration of a vessel. The...
5242414 Ergonomic vascular access needle  
An ergonomic vascular access needle (10) is provided which has a transparent body (20) having an extended and small diameter capillary lumen (22) through which blood may be observed. The extended...
5226883 Flashback ventilation cap  
A ventilation cap for a flashback chamber is formed of a hollow elongate cylindrical body of polymeric material and includes a proximal opening which is blocked by a venting material such as a...
5215529 Medical connector  
A medical connector (10) disclosed comprises a first connector member (10) having an elongated hollow introducer needle (14). The introducer needle (14) has first and second end portions (16,18)...
5205828 Epidural needle location indicator assembly  
An epidural needle location indicator device for semiautomatically indicating when an epidural needle has entered into the epidural space in preparation of the delivery of epidural anesthesia. The...
5181523 Blood sampling device with blood-viewing chamber  
A blood sampling device comprises a pointed cannula (3, 23) at each end, a pre-evacuated sample container (1, 21) with a self-sealing stopper (2, 22) which can be perforated, a self-sealing...
5137518 Instantaneous vein entry indicator for intravenous needle  
A device is provided for indicating when an intravenous needle has entered the vein through the use of a solid fiber optic mounted in the needle for showing visual instantaneous vein entry. The hub...
5120319 Flash tube for intravenous catheter  
A catheter device is disclosed which contains a catheter in an insertion needle. The insertion needle is attached to a needle hub which contains a flash chamber. Within the flash chamber the...
5098388 Veress needle assembly  
A Veress needle instrument consists of a housing serving as a handle, a hollow needle having one end mounted in the housing and a pointed other end, a tube slidably mounted within the needle, the...
5092845 Catheter with needle gasket  
A catheter assembly is provided with a needle guard that slides along the needle to shield the distal tip of the needle after the needle is withdrawn from a patient. The needle passes through an...
5066284 Vent for flashback plug  
A flashback vent plug is provided for catheters with air vents drilled by a laser beam which allow venting of the hollow plug upon venous entry, but which vents are so small that blood cannot pass....
5032116 Flashback plug  
A flashback plug has a body molded of a semi-transparent polymeric material along and about an axis. A distal end of the body engages in fluid tight communication a needle hub flash chamber and a...
4961729 Catheter insertion assembly  
The catheter insertion assembly employs an aperture in the wall of the needle near the distal and to communicate with an annular flashback chamber between the needle and the surrounding catheter or...
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