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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas P. Clement, Bloomington, IN (US);
David P. Weber, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Clement, Bloomington, IN (US);
David P. Weber, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Mectra Labs, Inc., Bloomfield, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 13/003 (2013.01); A61B 2019/4857 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 17/3496 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical apparatus which comprises a sharpened outer needle and a blunt inner needle slidingly disposed within the outer needle is provided. The apparatus also contains a position indicator to indicate the position of the inner needle within the outer needle, so that the user knows whether the inner needle is in a protective or a non-protective position. The position indicator may be a mechanical visual indicator, an electronic visual indicator, a tactile indicator, an audible indicator or any combination of the above.