Device for performing regional anesthesia
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1. An anesthetic administration device comprising:
- (a) a regional anesthetic needle;
(b) an infusion device comprising a housing and one or more anesthetic flow devices in fluid communication with the regional anesthetic needle via a feed tube, wherein the anesthetic flow devices are capable of generating forward and backward flow of local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle; and
(c) a controller that comprises one or more actuator switches, wherein the one or more actuator switches activate forward and backward flow of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle, and wherein the one or more actuator switches are positioned on the regional anesthetic needle such that they may be operated by hand, wherein the one or more actuator switches are selected from the group consisting of;
(i) one or more pushbutton switches, wherein an amount of depression of the pushbutton switch correlates with at least one of flow rate and pressure of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle; and
(ii) one or more slide switches, wherein a distance that the slide switch is moved correlates with at least one of flow rate and pressure of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle,wherein the anesthetic administration device further comprises at least one of a pressure sensor monitor and a flow rate monitor.
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Abstract
An anesthetic administration device comprising an infusion device, which is in fluid connection with a regional anesthetic needle by means of a feed tube. The infusion device comprises one or more anesthetic flow devices capable of triggering forward flow, and optionally backward flow, of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle. Forward, and optionally backward flow, of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle is controlled by a controller that comprises one or more actuator switches. The one or more actuator switches are positioned on the device such that they may be operated by hand.
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19 Claims
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1. An anesthetic administration device comprising:
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(a) a regional anesthetic needle; (b) an infusion device comprising a housing and one or more anesthetic flow devices in fluid communication with the regional anesthetic needle via a feed tube, wherein the anesthetic flow devices are capable of generating forward and backward flow of local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle; and (c) a controller that comprises one or more actuator switches, wherein the one or more actuator switches activate forward and backward flow of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle, and wherein the one or more actuator switches are positioned on the regional anesthetic needle such that they may be operated by hand, wherein the one or more actuator switches are selected from the group consisting of;
(i) one or more pushbutton switches, wherein an amount of depression of the pushbutton switch correlates with at least one of flow rate and pressure of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle; and
(ii) one or more slide switches, wherein a distance that the slide switch is moved correlates with at least one of flow rate and pressure of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle,wherein the anesthetic administration device further comprises at least one of a pressure sensor monitor and a flow rate monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An anesthetic administration device comprising:
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(a) a regional anesthetic needle; (b) an infusion device comprising a housing and one or more anesthetic flow devices in fluid communication with the regional anesthetic needle via a feed tube, wherein the anesthetic flow devices are capable of generating forward and backward flow of local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle; (c) an ultrasound probe; and (d) a controller that comprises one or more actuator switches, wherein the one or more actuator switches activate forward and backward flow of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle, and wherein the one or more actuator switches are positioned on at least one of the ultrasound probe and the regional anesthetic needle such that they may be operated by hand, wherein the one or more actuator switches are selected from the group consisting of;
(i) one or more pushbutton switches, wherein an amount of depression of the pushbutton switch correlates with at least one of flow rate and pressure of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle; and
(ii) one or more slide switches, wherein a distance that the slide switch is moved correlates with at least one of flow rate and pressure of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle,wherein the anesthetic administration device further comprises at least one of a pressure sensor and flow rate monitor. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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