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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Applicant:
The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Miles Joseph Cole, Princeton, NJ (US);
Craig B. Arnold, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/42 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/427 (2013.01); A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1585 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3576 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8237 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a portable medical device that can automatically sense the location of a vein and inject a needle to precisely pierce the vein without damaging surrounding tissue. The disclosed device does not require additional assistance for a person to use it on oneself. The disclosed device may optionally employ a basic arm cuff style, and can be used, inter alia, in hospital, military, home infusion, infusion treatment center, emergency response, school, or disaster relief settings.