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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2008
Frank Willis, Woodbury, NJ (US);
Kevin Barber, Millville, NJ (US);
Frank Willis, Woodbury, NJ (US);
Kevin Barber, Millville, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A hemodialysis needle assembly and system that includes a first outer needle having a conical tip and a sidewall where the sidewall has a plurality of apertures located adjacent the tip, a second introducer needle located within the outer needle, a guide wire located within the introducer needle, and a spring motor removably secured to the outer needle. The introducer needle and the guide wire are inserted into a patient's vein and the spring motor releases the outer needle into the vein after the introducer needle and the guide wire are properly placed within the patient. The introducer needle, the guide wire, and the spring motor are removed from the patient after the outer needle is in place within the vein.