NEEDLE ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. Needle assembly, comprising:
- a needle hub having a main body having a distal portion and a proximal portion, a needle extending from the distal portion;
two plates secured to opposite sides of the distal portion in parallel to each other, the respective top edges and the respective bottom edges of the two plates along the longitudinal axis of the needle hub being in substantial corresponding coplanar alignment so that the respective top edges and the respective bottom edges of the two plates provide corresponding top and bottom supports for the needle hub on a flat surface, the needle hub further having a partition positioned orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the needle hub proximate to the two plates, the top edge of the partition being in substantial coplanar relationship with the respective top edges of the two plates and the bottom edge of the partition being in coplanar relationship with the respective bottom edges of the two plates so that the top and bottom edges of the partition provide respective additional top and bottom supports for the needle hub on the flat surface;
wherein a user can readily and firmly grasp the needle assembly by grasping the respective outer surfaces of the two plates; and
wherein the partition provides a stop for the fingers of the user and prevents the fingers from inadvertently making contact with the needle.
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Abstract
A needle assembly has a needle hub that has a body to which are formed two plates at opposite sides thereof in a parallel relationship. The plates have respective upper edges and lower edges that lie substantially along respective planes, so that the needle hub may be stably placed onto a surface by means of the respective edges. The plates also prevent the rolling of the needle between the fingers of the clinician when the clinician holds the needle assembly by means of the plates. A partition is formed orthogonally proximate to the front ends of the parallel plates. The connector at the proximal portion of the needle hub is configured to have a non-conventional configuration that allows it to mate only with a counterpart connector that has a complementary non-conventional configuration.
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14 Claims
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1. Needle assembly, comprising:
a needle hub having a main body having a distal portion and a proximal portion, a needle extending from the distal portion;
two plates secured to opposite sides of the distal portion in parallel to each other, the respective top edges and the respective bottom edges of the two plates along the longitudinal axis of the needle hub being in substantial corresponding coplanar alignment so that the respective top edges and the respective bottom edges of the two plates provide corresponding top and bottom supports for the needle hub on a flat surface, the needle hub further having a partition positioned orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the needle hub proximate to the two plates, the top edge of the partition being in substantial coplanar relationship with the respective top edges of the two plates and the bottom edge of the partition being in coplanar relationship with the respective bottom edges of the two plates so that the top and bottom edges of the partition provide respective additional top and bottom supports for the needle hub on the flat surface;
wherein a user can readily and firmly grasp the needle assembly by grasping the respective outer surfaces of the two plates; and
wherein the partition provides a stop for the fingers of the user and prevents the fingers from inadvertently making contact with the needle.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Needle assembly, comprising:
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a needle; a hub having an opened proximal end and a closed distal end, the needle extending from the distal end, the hub having two plates secured to opposite sides of the hub in parallel to each other, the respective top edges and the respective bottom edges of the two plates being in correspondingly substantial co-planar alignment so that the respective top edges and the respective bottom edges of the two plates provide corresponding top and bottom supports for the needle hub on a flat surface, a partition positioned orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the hub proximate to the two plates, the top edge of the partition being in substantial coplanar relationship with the respective top edges and the bottom edge of the partition being in substantial coplanar relationship with the respective bottom edges of the two plates; connector means at the opened proximal end having a non-conventional configuration that enables it to be coupled only to a counterpart connector having a non-conventional complementary configuration but not to a counterpart connector having a conventional configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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