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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Medical Components, Inc., Harleysville, PA (US);
Inventors:
J. Daniel Raulerson, Brewton, AL (US);
Mark S. Fisher, Sellersville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2013.01); A61M 25/06 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/09041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An introducer needle assembly including a compressible section between a rigid needle and a hub. Once a vessel is entered as determined by blood entering a syringe, the compressible section of the introducer needle is occluded by compressing the compressible section with a thumb and a finger. Neither blood nor air can pass. Since the compressible section is in a flattened area it is easier to hold the needle while the syringe is unscrewed. An operator then can begin threading a guidewire down a divide which is now easier to enter because blood is not coming out of the hub thus obscuring a lumen.