Stickless catheter with manual shut-off valve
First Claim
1. A catheter assembly comprising:
- a catheter attached to a catheter hub;
a hollow needle extending into said catheter and catheter hub and removable from said catheter; and
occludable means on said catheter hub for preventing fluid flow through said catheter, wherein said occludable means includes a lever pivotable about said catheter hub and capable of occluding said catheter;
and further including means for inserting said lever through said catheter hub and into said catheter.
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Abstract
A catheter device is described with a safety needle guard that covers and protects the needle after use of the device. The device includes a semi-tubular needle housing containing a flash chamber with a hollow needle extending from the distal end of the flash chamber. A tubular needle guard concentrically fits and slides within the needle housing. The needle guard has a longitudinal slot through which the mounting base of the flash chamber passes as the guard slides within the housing. The top of the semi-tubular housing is open so that a user may access the top of the tubular needle guard with a finger to urge the needle guard to an extended position from the distal end of the housing and in a surrounding position about the needle. The proximal end or hose of the needle guard detaches for the needle housing and has a luer fitting for an infusion set. The catheter hub contains a lever capable of occluding the catheter to inhibit fluid flow.
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13 Claims
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1. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a catheter attached to a catheter hub; a hollow needle extending into said catheter and catheter hub and removable from said catheter; and occludable means on said catheter hub for preventing fluid flow through said catheter, wherein said occludable means includes a lever pivotable about said catheter hub and capable of occluding said catheter; and further including means for inserting said lever through said catheter hub and into said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A catheter assembly comprising:
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a needle housing having a hollow needle extending from the distal end thereof; a needle guard slideably located within said needle housing and including an aperture at its distal end for passage of said hollow needle therethrough; a catheter and catheter hub assembly suitable for mounting on the distal end of said needle guard; and means for occluding said catheter through said catheter hub in order to prevent fluid flow through said catheter wherein said occluding means includes a lever mounted on said catheter hub, and capable of occluding said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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