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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Mathes Kline, Gloversville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Medical Evaluation Devices and Instruments Corporation, Gloversville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1283 / ; 128 / ; 128D / ;
Abstract
The disclosure is that of an invention directed to a catheter that includes an internal, distally projecting, proximally removable, puncture needle, thus enabling the catheter to be introduced into a vessel of an animate being without first having to use a sharpened cannula or split needle. A sight zone adjacent the distal end is provided to visually observe blood flow as an indication of proper and accurate insertion.