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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Jack W. Shields, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A needle assembly operable for the transfer of blood from a blood vessel to a vacuum tube contained within a vacuum tube holder. The assembly includes: (a) a first needle holder having a leading end and a trailing end and a hollow conical body portion therebetween; (b) a first hollow bore needle having a sharp beveled tip at a leading end thereof, a hub at a trailing end thereof, and a shank therebetween, the hub being disposed within the conical cavity and releasably attached to the leading end of the first needle holder; (c) a rigid tube having a leading end affixed to the hub of the first needle, a trailing end and a length therebetween, the rigid tube having an axial bore coextensive with the length of the rigid tube; and (d) a second hollow bore needle having a leading end disposed within the axial bore of the rigid tube and affixed to the trailing end of the rigid tube. The second needle has a trailing portion that includes a sharp trailing end projecting from the trailing end of the rigid tube. The trailing portion further includes attachment means operable for releasably attaching the second needle to the vacuum tube holder.