Catheter syringe conveyor with a needle guard housing
First Claim
1. A catheter syringe conveyor comprising:
- a catheter syringe that comprises a needle attached to a vented blood receptacle;
a catheter that comprises a flexible tube with a top end, a bottom end, and a catheter hub disposed at said top end of said flexible tube, wherein said catheter is removably disposed over said needlea housing comprising a substantially rigid and wall structure shaped to frame a housing slot through which said catheter syringe can be maneuvered, said housing being sized to be held within the grasp of a technician'"'"'s hand, said housing comprising a top end, a bottom end, a longitudinal axis sited between said top end and said bottom end of said housing and a perimeter at said bottom end of said housing framing an access aperture through which said catheter hub may can be grasped by a technician during a catheter insertion procedure, wherein said perimeter at said bottom end of said housing comprises a continuous rigid wall structure that completely circumscribes said housing slot, said housing further comprising at least one housing slit cut out within a predetermined length of said housing wall structure along the same longitudinal axis as said housing, said housing slit comprising a first side and a second side lengthwise and a first end and a second end, wherein said housing slit is disposed within said housing clear of said bottom end perimeter;
a stabilizer comprising at least one stabilizer finger with a bottom surface that contacts said skin of said patient on one side of a targeted blood vessel during said catheter insertion procedure;
a syringe holder adapted to retain said blood receptacle component of said catheter syringe so that said catheter syringe can be maneuvered within said housing stably, said syringe holder comprising a body that is slidably connected to said housing so that said syringe holder can be maneuvered along said longitudinal axis of said housing, wherein part of said syringe holder is adapted to protrude from said housing slit for access by a technician; and
a catheter pusher adapted to contact said catheter hub, said catheter pusher further adapted to protrude from within said housing slot and allow said technician to urge said catheter down over said needle to separate said catheter from said syringe.
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Abstract
A catheter syringe conveyor with a needle guard housing is adapted to facilitate the insertion of a catheter into a targeted blood vessel. A catheter syringe is slidably situated within a hand-held housing structure; a syringe holder that is slidably connected to the housing allows a technician to maneuver the catheter syringe up and down within the housing. At least one stabilizer finger is attached to the bottom of the housing. After a blood vessel is penetrated by the needle of the catheter syringe, the technician maneuvers a catheter pusher to lower the catheter off of the needle and into the blood vessel. After the catheter is inserted, the technician is able to slide the catheter syringe back up within the housing to move the needle within the protective walls of the housing for safety, and a syringe lock holds it there securely for safekeeping.
93 Citations
23 Claims
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1. A catheter syringe conveyor comprising:
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a catheter syringe that comprises a needle attached to a vented blood receptacle; a catheter that comprises a flexible tube with a top end, a bottom end, and a catheter hub disposed at said top end of said flexible tube, wherein said catheter is removably disposed over said needle a housing comprising a substantially rigid and wall structure shaped to frame a housing slot through which said catheter syringe can be maneuvered, said housing being sized to be held within the grasp of a technician'"'"'s hand, said housing comprising a top end, a bottom end, a longitudinal axis sited between said top end and said bottom end of said housing and a perimeter at said bottom end of said housing framing an access aperture through which said catheter hub may can be grasped by a technician during a catheter insertion procedure, wherein said perimeter at said bottom end of said housing comprises a continuous rigid wall structure that completely circumscribes said housing slot, said housing further comprising at least one housing slit cut out within a predetermined length of said housing wall structure along the same longitudinal axis as said housing, said housing slit comprising a first side and a second side lengthwise and a first end and a second end, wherein said housing slit is disposed within said housing clear of said bottom end perimeter; a stabilizer comprising at least one stabilizer finger with a bottom surface that contacts said skin of said patient on one side of a targeted blood vessel during said catheter insertion procedure; a syringe holder adapted to retain said blood receptacle component of said catheter syringe so that said catheter syringe can be maneuvered within said housing stably, said syringe holder comprising a body that is slidably connected to said housing so that said syringe holder can be maneuvered along said longitudinal axis of said housing, wherein part of said syringe holder is adapted to protrude from said housing slit for access by a technician; and a catheter pusher adapted to contact said catheter hub, said catheter pusher further adapted to protrude from within said housing slot and allow said technician to urge said catheter down over said needle to separate said catheter from said syringe. - 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 catheter syringe conveyor comprising
a housing that comprises a substantially rigid and transparent wall structure shaped to frame a housing slot through which a catheter syringe may can be maneuvered, said housing being sized to be held within the grasp of a technician'"'"'s hand, said housing comprising a top end, a bottom end, a longitudinal axis between said top end and said bottom end, and a perimeter at said bottom end framing an access aperture through which the hub of a catheter may can be grasped by a technician during a catheter insertion procedure, wherein said perimeter at said bottom end of said housing comprises a continuous wall structure that completely circumscribes said housing slot, said housing further comprising at least one housing slit cut out within a predetermined length of said housing wall structure along the same longitudinal axis as said housing, said housing slit comprising a first side and a second side lengthwise, said housing slit adapted to provide an opening through which at least a syringe holder can protrude from within said housing slot for access by said technician; -
a stabilizer comprising at least one stabilizer finger with a bottom surface adapted to contact the skin of a patient on one side of a targeted blood vessel vessel during said catheter insertion procedure; a syringe holder adapted to retain the blood receptacle component of said catheter syringe so that said catheter syringe can be maneuvered within said housing stably, said syringe holder comprising a body that slidably connects to said housing so that said syringe holder can be maneuvered along said longitudinal axis of said housing, wherein part of said syringe holder is adapted to protrude through said housing slit and a catheter pusher protruding from within said housing slot and allowing said technician to urge a catheter down over said needle to separate said catheter from said catheter syringe, said catheter pusher comprising a push member adapted to contact said catheter hub. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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