ROTATABLE HYPODERMIC NEEDLE AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20150073382A1
• Filed: 09/12/2013
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael J. Botich
• Original Assignee: Michael J. Botich
• Inventors: Botich, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,119,939 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/506
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3496 Protecting sleeves or inner probes; Retractable tips for protecting body piercing guide needles A61M25/0612
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1581 Right-angle needle-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1585 Needle inserters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0253 where the catheter is attached by straps, bands or the like secured by adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0631 having means for fully covering the needle after its withdrawal, e.g. needle being withdrawn inside the handle or a cover being advanced over the needle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 5/158 Needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3216 Caps placed transversally onto the needle, e.g. pivotally attached to the needle base
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3219 Semi-automatic repositioning of the cap, i.e. in which the repositioning of the cap to the needle covering position requires a deliberate action by the user to trigger the repositioning of the cap, e.g. manual release of spring-biased cap repositioning means

Abstract

One possible embodiment of the invention could be a hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield comprising a hypodermic needle denoted into a distal needle portion and a proximal needle portion, the distal needle portion'"'"'s injection aperture continuously connected to the proximal needle portion'"'"'s connection aperture; a shield that comprises at least a skin pad portion, the proximal needle portion being rotatably held within a portion of the shield in a manner that allows the distal needle portion to be moved between an operative position, wherein the distal needle portion descends downward and away from a bottom of the skin pad portion to hold the needle tip away from the skin pad portion to a stored position that has the needle tip of the distal needle portion placed proximate to the skin pad portion.

Claims

1. A hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of comprising:

(A) a hypodermic needle bent into a distal needle portion and a proximal needle portion, the distal needle portion further having a needle tip, the proximal needle portion having a connection aperture;

(B) a shield that comprises at least a skin pad portion, the proximal needle portion being rotatably held within a portion of the shield in a manner that allows the distal needle portion to be placed directly underneath the shield and to be moved between an operative position that locates the distal needle portion so as to place the needle tip away from the skin pad portion and a stored position that has the needle tip of the distal needle portion placed proximate to the skin pad portion and does not have the shield not being bent or folded around the distal portion.

2. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 1 that further comprises a handle, the handle connects to the proximal needle portion.

3. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 2 wherein at least a portion of the handle is rotatably held by the skin pad portion.

4. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 1 further comprising a non-tape locking device formed by the shield and handle that reversibly holds the distal needle portion in the operative position.

5. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 1 further comprising a locking device that holds the distal needle portion in the stored position.

6. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 5 wherein the stored position is at least one of two locations, a first location that is the left side of a bottom of the skin pad portion of the shield or a second location that is the right side of the bottom of the skin pad portion.

7. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 2 further comprising a biasing member that acts upon the handle and the skin pad portion to move the distal needle portion between an operative position and a stored position.

8. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 1 wherein the shield further comprises of one or more shield apertures that allow the observation though the shield of the position of the distal needle portion relative to a bottom of the skin pad portion.

9. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 1 wherein the proximal needle portion is perpendicularly oriented to the distal needle portion, the proximal needle portion being rotatably held by the shield to be located in a position that is parallel to a top of a skin pad portion of the shield and where the distal needle portion moves between positions that are located underneath the shield.

10. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 1 wherein the proximal needle portion is held at an obtuse angle relative to the distal needle portion to allow the distal needle portion to be rotatably held by the shield in a non-parallel position relative to the top of the skin pad portion.

11. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 1 further comprising a bottom pad laminate that attaches to a bottom of the skip pad portion of the shield, the bottom pad laminate having at least one cutout that accommodates at least a portion of distal needle portion.

12. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 11 wherein the bottom pad laminate further comprises an adhesive layer that attaches the bottom pad laminate to an injection site.

13. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 11 wherein the bottom pad laminate further comprises a removable cover encloses the proximal needle portion within the one or more cutouts.

14. The hypodermic needle that rotatably connects to a shield of claim 13 wherein the removable cover has a cover adhesive layer that can attach to an injection site when peeled back from the bottom pad laminate.

15. A process for operating a hypodermic needle that is rotatably held by a shield, comprising of the following steps but not necessarily in the order shown:

(A) providing a hypodermic needle and a shield, the needle being bent into a distal needle portion and a proximal needle portion, the shield rotatably holds the proximal needle portion to be allow the movement of the distal needle portion between an operative position wherein a needle tip of the distal needle portion descends away from the skin pad portion, to a stored position wherein the needle tip is placed proximate to the skin pad portion;

(B) rotating the proximal needle portion relative to the shield; and

(C) moving the needle tip between the operative and stored positions.

16. The process of claim 15 further comprises a step of locking the distal needle portion into an operative position or a stored position.

17. The process of claim 15 wherein rotating the distal needle portion relative to the shield further comprises of a step of moving a handle.

18. The process of claim 15 wherein the step of moving a handle further comprises biasing the handle relative to the shield to move to the needle tip between the stored and operative positions.

19. The process of claim 15 wherein moving the needle tip between the operative and stored positions further comprises a step of moving the needle tip either into or out of a cutout of a laminate pad attached to the shield.

20. The process of claim 19 further comprises a step of uncovering the laminate pad by peeling back a removable cover to expose the cutout.