Mechanical assist device for inserting catheters

The application discloses a mechanical assist device for the insertion of a catheter unit into the vein of a patient. The device includes a needle unit, a catheter unit, and a handle member having at least one strut member which engages the catheter unit. The strut member is manually displaced such that the catheter unit is slideably displaced over the needle unit.
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Abstract/Description: The application discloses a mechanical assist device for the insertion of a catheter unit into the vein of a patient. The device includes a needle unit, a catheter unit, and a handle member having at least one strut member which engages the catheter unit. The strut member is manually displaced such that the catheter unit is slideably displaced over the needle unit.
Subject(s): 604/164.07
604/264
Date Issued: 1987-12-15
Title: Mechanical assist device for inserting catheters.
Name(s): Medical College of Ohio, assignee
Huttner, James, inventor
Levine, Marc M., inventor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: patent
Publisher: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Other Date: Date Filed: 1984-02-27
Date Issued: 1987-12-15
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 8 p.
Abstract/Description: The application discloses a mechanical assist device for the insertion of a catheter unit into the vein of a patient. The device includes a needle unit, a catheter unit, and a handle member having at least one strut member which engages the catheter unit. The strut member is manually displaced such that the catheter unit is slideably displaced over the needle unit.
Identifier(s): utpatents-US4713057 (IID)
Patent No.: US4713057 (patno)
Appl. No.: 06/583663 (appno)
Subject(s): 604/164.07
604/264
Held by: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Public Search Facility
Location: University of Toledo Digital Repository
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
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