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Apparatus and methods to communicate fluids and/or support intraosseous devices

  • US 8,974,410 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2007
  • Issued: 03/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for supporting an intraosseous device disposed at a target site in a patient comprising:

  • a supporting structure having an opening formed therethrough;

    the opening having a configuration and interior dimensions compatible with exterior portions of the intraosseous device;

    the structure configured to at least partially enclose the intraosseous device after the intraosseous device has been disposed at the target site and inserted into a bone of the patient;

    the supporting structure having an extended surface with an adhesive layer disposed thereon;

    the adhesive layer operable to releasably engage the apparatus to a patient proximate the target site after the intraosseous device has been inserted in the bone of the patient;

    the adhesive layer extending over at least a portion of the extended surface; and

    the apparatus configured such that the intraosseous device can be inserted into the bone of the patient while not coupled to the apparatus.

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