REDUCED-PAIN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY
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1. Apparatus for use with a needle assembly that includes a needle that is for inserting into an insertion site of skin of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one support element;
a needle-coupling portion, coupled to the support element, the needle-coupling portion being configured to couple the support element to the needle assembly; and
a plurality of protruding members that protrude from the support element, the protruding members being configured to engage the skin of the patient, and to be moveable with respect to the skin, while engaging the skin.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a needle assembly that includes a needle that is for inserting into an insertion site of skin of a patient. A needle-coupling portion is coupled to a support element, the needle-coupling portion being configured to couple the support element to the needle assembly. A plurality of protruding members protrude from the support element, the protruding members being configured to engage the skin of the patient, and to be moveable with respect to the skin, while engaging the skin. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus for use with a needle assembly that includes a needle that is for inserting into an insertion site of skin of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one support element; a needle-coupling portion, coupled to the support element, the needle-coupling portion being configured to couple the support element to the needle assembly; and a plurality of protruding members that protrude from the support element, the protruding members being configured to engage the skin of the patient, and to be moveable with respect to the skin, while engaging the skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28)
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30. A method for use with a needle assembly that includes a needle that is for inserting into an insertion site of skin of a patient, the method comprising:
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placing on the patient'"'"'s skin, in a vicinity of the insertion site, a plurality of protruding members that protrude from at least one support element, the support element being coupled to the needle assembly; and subsequently, inserting the needle into the skin, while simultaneously rubbing the skin in the vicinity of the insertion site with the protruding members, by simultaneously advancing distally with respect to the skin in the vicinity, the needle and the support element.
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57. A method for use with a needle assembly that includes a needle that is for inserting into an insertion site of skin of a patient, the method comprising:
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placing on the patient'"'"'s skin, in a vicinity of the insertion site, at least two flexible elongate elements, the elongate elements being coupled to the needle assembly such that the elongate elements are disposed on respective sides of the needle; stretching the skin in the vicinity by laterally flexing the elongate elements away from one another; and while the skin is stretched, inserting the needle into the insertion site.
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