INFUSION KIT WITH A RETRACTABLE NEEDLE

• US 20120220945A1
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alberto Rizzo, Armando Pasquinelli, Paquale Nardini
• Original Assignee: Alberto Rizzo, Armando Pasquinelli, Paquale Nardini
• Inventors: Rizzo, Alberto, Nardini, Paquale, Pasquinelli, Armando
• Application Number:
  US13/505,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20120220945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/164.12
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1583 Needle extractors
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3247 Means to impede repositioning of protection sleeve from needle covering to needle uncovering position
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0631 having means for fully covering the needle after its withdrawal, e.g. needle being withdrawn inside the handle or a cover being advanced over the needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0637 Butterfly or winged devices, e.g. for facilitating handling or for attachment to the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/158 Needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3257 Semi-automatic sleeve extension, i.e. in which triggering of the sleeve extension requires a deliberate action by the user, e.g. manual release of spring-biased extension means

Abstract

Infusion kit includes: a butterfly needle having a stiff rod-shaped body, at least a pair of coplanar wings laterally and outwardly extending therefrom; a cavity for receiving a slide, supporting a sliding needle from which an element projects and engages a straight groove along the body; the element being longer than the cavity and projecting from the body, is insertable in a housing connected to the groove to compressibly block a spring between the slide and the cavity bottom wall; an infusion cannula including a central and hollow cylinder, a flexible element, at least a coupling having an inner passage; the flexible element and the passage communicating via the cavity to allow draining a fluid or the supply from the outside; the flexible element is hollow and allows insertion of the needle of the butterfly needle through the cavity; at least a pair of coplanar wings extend from the cylinder.

Claims

1. Infusion kit (1) characterized by the fact it in combination comprises:

a. a butterfly needle (2) formed by a rod-shaped stiff body (4), at least a pair of coplanar wings (5) laterally and outwardly extending from the butterfly needle;

a cavity (4A) along the axis (AA) of the body (4) is adapted to receive a slide (6) supporting a sliding needle (7) from which an element (17) projects and engages a straight groove (4A) made along the body (4);

said element (17), longer than the opening (4A) in order to project from the body (4), can be inserted in a housing (4B) connected to the groove (4A) in order to compressibly block a spring (8), between the slide (6) and the bottom wall (4C) of the body (4) cavity;

b. an infusion cannula (3) comprising a central and hollow cylinder (14), a flexible element (18) made of rubber or other material, at least one coupling (15) having an inner passage (16);

the flexible element (18) and passage (16) communicate through the cylinder (14) cavity in order to permit the drainage or supply of the fluid from the outside;

said flexible element (18) is hollow and the needle (7) of the butterfly needle (2) can be inserted through said cavity;

at least one pair of coplanar wings (12) extend from said cylinder (14), said needle (2) and said cannula (3) being joinable by anti-rotational mechanical coupling means (10, 10A, 11, 11A), in order to have, in a first step, the possibility of inserting the cannula by the needle which is inside and projecting from the same, and then of removing the butterfly needle by keeping in position the cannula.

2. Kit, according to claim 1, characterized by the fact said anti-rotational mechanical coupling is formed by a hub (10) having a cylindrical cross-section, projecting from the needle (2) adapted to be inserted in a corresponding female cavity (10A) of the cannula (3);

at least one tab (11) laterally projects from said hub (10) and is adapted to be inserted in a corresponding slot (11A) of the cannula.

3. Kit according to claim 1, characterized by the fact said anti-rotational mechanical coupling comprises a quadrangular cross-section hub project from the needle (2) to enter a corresponding quadrangular cross-section cavity (10A) and the coupling acts as an anti-rotational lock system.

4. Kit according to claim 1, characterized by the fact said anti-rotational mechanical coupling comprises at least one pair of spaced pins projecting from the butterfly needle, adapted to be inserted in at least two corresponding cavities of the cannula (3) body, in order to act simultaneously as a lock and anti-rotational system.

5. Kit according to claim 1, characterized by the fact said housing (4B) is located in a corresponding operative range of the wings (5), so that the element (7), associated to said housing, interacts with said wings (5) after the folding of the same.

6. A butterfly needle (2) comprising a stiff rod-shaped body (4), at least one pair of coplanar wings (5) laterally and outwardly extending from the body;

a cavity (4A) along the axis (AA) of the body (4), is adapted to receive a slide (6) supporting a sliding needle (7) from which an element (17) extends and engages a straight groove (4A) made along the body (4);

said element (17), longer than the opening (4A) in order to project from the body (4), can be inserted in a housing (4B) connected to the groove (4A) in order to compressibly block a spring (8), between the slide (6) and the bottom wall (4C) of the body (4) cavity, characterized by the fact it comprises anti-rotational mechanical coupling means (10, 11) for housing a cannula or an infusion device.