Claims
- 1. An intravascular administration set with an integral needle safety device, comprising:
a generally planar winged hub; an elongate handle pivotally affixed to the winged hub such that the handle can be moved from a first position in which the handle lies adjacent the hub into a second position in which the handle is extended away from the hub; a needle holder mounted to the handle, the needle holder having an elongate needle affixed thereto and extending away therefrom, the needle holder being constructed and arranged for movement at least partially in the lengthwise direction of the handle; and a needle guide hole defined within the hub, the needle holder having a first position in which at least a portion of the shaft of the needle is passed through the guide hole when the handle is in its first position.
- 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising an elongate track defined within the handle and extending in the lengthwise direction thereof, the needle holder having a correspondingly shaped track member sized and shaped to be received within said track.
- 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the guide hole is axially spaced from the axis of the needle such that the shaft of the needle is offset with respect to the guide hole.
- 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the handle is positioned to be substantially perpendicular with respect to the hub in its second position.
- 5. The device of claim 1, the needle holder further comprising a planar grasping tab.
- 6. The device of claim 5, wherein said tab is extended through a slot defined in the handle when the handle is in its first position.
- 7. The device of claim 1, the handle further comprising a finger board positioned at an end of the handle spaced from the hub when the handle is in its second position.
- 8. The device of claim 1, the needle holder being constructed and arranged to be moved at least partially along the length of the handle when the handle is in its second position such that the needle holder may be moved into a second position spaced from the winged hub, the shaft of the needle being withdrawn from the guide hole in the second position of the needle holder.
- 9. The device of claim 8, wherein the guide hole is axially spaced from the axis of the needle such that the needle is offset with respect to the guide hole in the second position of the needle holder.
- 10. The device of claim 8, wherein the needle is captured within the handle in the second position of the needle holder.
- 11. The device of claim 8, wherein the needle cannot be re-extended through the guide hole when the needle holder is in its second position.
- 12. An intravascular administration set with an integral needle safety device, comprising:
a needle stick guard; an elongate needle trap having a first end and a spaced second end, the needle trap being pivotally affixed at its first end to the needle stick guard; a generally planar winged needle holder received by the needle stick guard and the needle trap, the needle holder having an elongate needle affixed thereto and extending away therefrom; and a needle guide hole defined within the needle stick guard, the needle holder having a first position in which at least a portion of the shaft of the needle is passed through the guide hole.
- 13. The device of claim 12, further comprising a continuous elongate track defined within the needle stick guard and the needle trap and extending in the lengthwise direction of the needle trap, the needle holder having a correspondingly shaped track member sized and shaped to be received within said track.
- 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the needle holder is constructed and arranged to be moved at least partially in the lengthwise direction of the needle trap.
- 15. The device of claim 12, the needle trap having a first position in which the needle trap lies adjacent the needle holder and a second position in which the needle trap is extended away from the hub.
- 16. The device of claim 15, wherein the needle trap is positioned to be substantially perpendicular with respect to the needle holder in its second position.
- 17. The device of claim 15, the needle holder being constructed and arranged to be moved at least partially along the length of the needle trap from the first end toward the second end thereof when the needle trap is in its second position such that the needle holder may be moved into a second position spaced from the needle stick guard, the shaft of the needle being withdrawn from the guide hole in the second position of the needle holder.
- 18. The device of claim 17, wherein the guide hole is axially spaced from the axis of the needle such that the needle is offset with respect to the guide hole when the needle holder is in its second position.
- 19. The device of claim 17, wherein the needle is captured within the needle trap when the needle holder is in its second position.
- 20. The device of claim 17, wherein the needle cannot be re-extended through the guide hole when the needle holder is in its second position.
- 21. The device of claim 17, the needle stick guard being constructed and arranged to be pivotally moved on the first end of the needle trap once the needle holder is moved into its second position.
- 22. The device of claim 21, wherein the needle stick guard encloses the first end of the needle trap once pivoted about the first end thereof.
- 23. The device of claim 21, the needle stick guard being constructed and arranged to be received in a snap lock on the first end of the needle trap once the needle holder is moved into its second position.
- 24. The device of claim 15, wherein the needle trap is positioned to be substantially perpendicular with respect to the hub in its second position.
- 25. The device of claim 12, wherein the guide hole is axially spaced from the axis of the needle such that the shaft of the needle is offset with respect to the guide hole.
- 26. A method of explanting a needle of an intravascular administration set from a patient, comprising the steps of:
pressing a generally planar winged hub of the intravascular administration set against the patient's skin to stabilize the set in position on the patient prior to needle explant; moving an elongate handle pivotally affixed to the winged hub from a first position in which the handle lies adjacent the hub into a second position in which the handle is extended away from the winged member; grasping a needle holder slidably mounted to the handle, the needle holder having the needle affixed thereto and extending away therefrom, and moving the needle holder out of a first position and at least partially in the lengthwise direction of the handle and away from the patient's skin; and withdrawing the shaft of the needle from a needle guide hole defined within the hub and axially offsetting the needle with respect to the guide hole as the needle is explanted from the patient.
- 27. The method of claim 26, comprising the step of passing the needle through the guide hole during the assembly of the intravascular administration set.
- 28. The method of claim 26, comprising the step of grasping a planar tab provided as a part of the needle holder when moving the needle holder at least partially in the lengthwise direction of the member and away from the patient's skin.
- 29. The method of claim 26, further comprising the step of capturing the explanted needle within the handle.
- 30. A method of explanting a needle of an intravascular administration set with an integral needle safety device from a patient, comprising the steps of:
pressing a generally planar winged needle holder of the intravascular administration set against the patient's skin to stabilize the set in position on the patient prior to needle explant; moving an elongate needle trap pivotally affixed at a first end thereof to a needle stick guard from a first position in which the needle trap lies adjacent the needle holder into a second position in which the needle trap is extended away from the needle holder; moving the needle holder within a continuous guide track defined by and within the needle stick guard and the needle trap, the needle holder having the needle affixed thereto and extending away therefrom, out of a first position and at least partially in the lengthwise direction of the needle trap and away from the patient's skin; and withdrawing the shaft of the needle from a needle guide hole defined within the needle stick guard and axially offsetting the needle with respect to the guide hole as the needle is explanted from the patient.
- 31. The method of claim 30, further comprising the step of capturing the explanted needle within the needle trap.
- 32. The method of claim 30, further comprising the step of pivotally rotating the needle stick guard about the first end of the needle trap to enclose the first end of the needle trap.
- 33. The method of claim 32, further comprising the step of pivotally rotating the needle stick guard into a snap lock on the first end of the needle trap.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to provisional U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/348,017, filed on Oct. 24, 2001, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which application is incorporated fully herein by this reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60348017 |
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