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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:
Nov. 04, 1980
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas L Rash, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
Viggo AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1282144 ; 128221 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
An infusion catheter assembly, which includes a catheter unit and an insertion needle unit, is provided with fins extending from the head of the insertion needle unit. The fins may be gripped by the fingers and pivoted inward to firmly engage the catheter unit during insertion of the catheter unit into a vein.