SYRINGE GUIDE AND METHOD FOR ITS USE
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1. A syringe guide comprising:
- a syringe receiver including a receptacle configured to retain a syringe therein;
a depth guide defining a reference surface; and
a depth adjustment mechanism interconnecting the syringe receiver and the depth guide, and operable to change a distance between the receptacle and the reference surface.
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Abstract
A syringe guide includes: a syringe receiver including a receptacle configured to retain a syringe therein; a depth guide defining a reference surface; and a depth adjustment mechanism interconnecting the syringe receiver and the depth guide, and operable to change a distance between the receptacle and the reference surface.
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27 Claims
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1. A syringe guide comprising:
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a syringe receiver including a receptacle configured to retain a syringe therein; a depth guide defining a reference surface; and a depth adjustment mechanism interconnecting the syringe receiver and the depth guide, and operable to change a distance between the receptacle and the reference surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of administering a needle to a patient at a controlled depth, comprising the steps of:
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inserting a syringe having a needle attached thereto into a receptacle of a syringe guide, wherein the syringe guide includes; a syringe receiver that defines the receptacle; a depth guide defining a reference surface; and a depth adjustment mechanism interconnecting the syringe receiver and the depth guide; determining a desired protrusion of the needle beyond the reference surface; setting the desired protrusion of the needle using the depth adjustment mechanism; and penetrating the patient'"'"'s body with the needle at a selected site, whereby penetration of the needle into the patient'"'"'s body is limited by the reference surface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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