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Needle device for use with subcutaneous catheter assemblies

  • US 4,710,176 A
  • Filed: 11/03/1986
  • Issued: 12/01/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A needle device adapted for use with a subcutaneous implanted assembly having a fluid reservoir, said device comprising:

  • (a) a tubular needle shank of the type used with a subcutaneous implanted fluid reservoir and having a tip portion adapted to extend through the skin and into the fluid reservoir, said shank having a bore through which fluid may enter or be withdrawn from said reservoir;

    (b) a tubular arm angularly located with respect to said shank and being integrally connected to said shank, said arm having a bore in fluid communication with the bore of said shank,(c) a mounting jacket extending partially around a portion of said arm and being secured to said arm, said jacket extending outwardly transversely from said arm and which is capable of being flatwise disposed on the surface of the skin adjacent to the region where the shank penetrates the skin so that tape may be adhesively secured to the jacket and to the skin to retentively hold the needle device in a fixed position onto the user without the necessity of independently tapeing the arm to the user'"'"'s skin, and(d) an upstanding section on said jacket and being substantially rigid so that it can be grasped by an attendant with one hand and positioned with respect to a user and properly maneuvered to insert the tip portion through the user'"'"'s skin and into the fluid reservoir.

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