Medical puncturing device
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medical puncturing device comprising a rigid needle being at one end adapted for facilitating the puncturing and comprising at the opposite end a hub, the hub comprising a handle part and a shield part being pivotable in relation to the handle part and further comprising locking means on the shield part and the handle part, the locking means being adapted to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part where the rigid needle is covered by this.
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Citations
87 Claims
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11. An infusion device comprising:
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a housing;
a soft cannula extending from the housing, said soft cannula having an outer tip;
a puncturing device adapted to be connected to said housing, said puncturing device comprising a rigid needle being adapted to extend through the cannula and beyond the outer tip thereof when the puncturing device is connected to said housing, said rigid needle being at one end adapted for facilitating puncturing and including at the opposite end a hub;
said hub having a hinge, a handle part and a single shield part with a first end and a second free end, said first end of the shield part being pivotably connected to the handle part by means of said hinge, whereby said second free end is pivotable with respect to said hinge;
said shield part being adapted to cover the rigid needle when pivoted with respect to said hinge, the second free end of the shield part extending beyond said one end of the rigid needle; and
said hub further having a locking mechanism on the shield part and the handle part, the locking mechanism being adapted to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part when the puncturing device is disconnected from the housing and the shield part is pivoted to cover at least a portion of the rigid needle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An infusion device comprising:
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a housing;
a cannula extending from said housing;
a hub adapted to be removably connected to said housing, said hub and said housing connected at least partially by a pair of projecting arms, each arm having a barb portion, said arms extending from said hub;
a needle having a first end mounted in said hub, said needle adapted to extend through said cannula, and a shield hingedly connected to said hub, wherein said shield is pivotable to cover at least a portion of said needle when said hub is removed from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An infusion device comprising:
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a hub comprising;
a handle having a needle mounted thereto and a pair of retaining arms extending from said handle;
an elongated shield extending from said handle and rotatable relative to said handle; and
an infusion housing releasably engaged by said arms, said housing having a cannula extending therefrom, wherein at least a portion of said needle extends through said housing and said cannula. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An infusion device comprising:
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a housing;
a cannula extending from said housing for delivery of medication through said cannula; and
a hub removably connected to said housing, said hub comprising;
a needle having a first end extending at least partially through said cannula when said hub is connected to said housing;
a handle fixedly attached to an opposing end of said needle; and
a shield hingedly connected to said handle, and adapted to cover at least a portion of said needle after said hub is removed from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A medical puncturing device comprising:
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a hub having a pair of retaining members for removable attachment of said hub to an infusion device;
a shield portion extending rearwardly from said retaining members of said hub in a first position; and
a needle extending from said hub, wherein said needle is adapted to extend though a cannula of said infusion device;
wherein said shield may be pivoted into a position where at least a portion of said needle is covered. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A medical puncturing device comprising:
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a handle defining a needle retaining portion, said needle retaining portion being substantially rectangular in cross section and having a needle extending therefrom, said needle having a second end for puncturing the skin of a patient;
a shield flexibly connected to said handle, a portion of said shield extending rearwardly from said handle in a first position and away from said needle, said portion being substantially U-shaped in cross section; and
a pair of protrusions extending from said shield, said protrusions adapted for retention of said shield with said handle when said shield is in a position covering at least a portion of said needle. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A medical puncturing device comprising:
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a substantially rectangularly shaped handle having a pair of retaining arms extending therefrom, said arms being adapted to removably connect said device to an infusion set;
a needle having a first end mounted in said handle and a second end extending downward from said handle; and
a shield pivotally connected to said handle, said shield having a portion extending substantially rearwardly in a first position to allow connection of said device to an infusion set;
wherein said shield pivots with respect to said handle wherein said shield covers at least a portion of said needle. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A medical puncturing device comprising:
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a handle defining a needle retaining portion;
a needle fixedly attached to said needle retaining portion and configured for insertion through an infusion housing;
a shield hingedly connected to said handle, a portion of said shield extending rearwardly from said handle in an unlocked position; and
a pair of gripping arms positioned on one of said shield and said handle for removable connection of said device to said infusion housing;
wherein said shield is adapted to engage said gripping arms and cover at least a portion of said needle. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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Specification