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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:
Dec. 01, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mathieu J Vertenstein, Denver, CO (US);
Mildred W Lawson, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604116 ; 604115 ;
Abstract
A vein locator for locating a vein of a patient for insertion of a venous access catheter. The locator comprises a sleeve partially encompassing the vein to be located, and a ring removably attached to the sleeve. The ring has protuberances around an opening wherein the protuberances can be felt through the skin of the patient to locate the vein. The opening surrounded by the protuberances defines the vein location for insertion of the catheter. The method of locating a vein and the method of inserting a venous access catheter is also contemplated by the invention.