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Thin-walled anesthesia needles
Assignee: Covidien AG
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Filing: 1993-09-30
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2013-09-30
Abstract
Abstract Thin-walled anesthesia needles are disclosed which include blunted pencil point tips and each contains a built in mechanism for directing the motion of a catheter through a side opening in the needle wall for positive location of a catheter in a patient for the delivery of required medications, or for directing the flow of directly injected medications perpendicularly to the axis of the needle.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald Ausherman
- 👤 Thomas Heubel
- 👤 Michael H. Snyderman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3415; A61B17/3401; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61B17/32; A61B2017/320044
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A needle comprising: a tube having a longitudinal axis and forming a lumen therethrough along said longitudinal axis, said tube forming a rotationally symmetrical tip at a distal end thereof and including a generally rectangular side opening adjacent said tip which extends into said lumen, a generally rectangular tab member integrally formed with said tube and of the same dimensions as said generally rectangular side opening extending from said side opening into said lumen and abutting an interior wall of said lumen at a position opposite said side opening, and said tube further including a detent formed in said interior wall proximal said tab member where said tab member abuts said side wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A needle comprising: a tube having a longitudinal axis and forming a lumen therethrough along said longitudinal axis, said tube forming a rotationally symmetrical tip at a distal end thereof and including a generally rectangular side opening adjacent said tip which extends into said lumen, a generally rectangular tab member integrally formed with said tube and of the same dimensions as said generally rectangular side opening extending from said side opening into said lumen and abutting an interior wall of said lumen at a position opposite said side opening, and said tube further including a detent formed in said interior wall proximal said tab member where said tab member abuts said side wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A needle according to claim 1 wherein the width of said tab is substantially equal to the width of said side opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A needle according to claim 1 wherein the width of said side opening is less than the diameter of said lumen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A needle according to claim 1 wherein said lumen extends into said tip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A needle comprising: a tube having a longitudinal axis and forming a lumen therethrough along said longitudinal axis, said tube forming a rotationally symmetrical tip at a distal end thereof and including a generally rectangular side opening adjacent said tip which extends into said lumen, said tube further including a detent positioned in a side wall of said lumen directly opposite said side opening, said detent extending into said lumen at least a distance equal to the thickness of said side wall of said tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A needle comprising: a tube having a longitudinal axis and forming a lumen therethrough along said longitudinal axis, said tube forming a rotationally symmetrical tip at a distal end thereof and including a generally rectangular side opening adjacent said tip which extends into said lumen, said tube further including a detent positioned in a side wall of said lumen directly opposite said side opening, said detent extending into said lumen at least a distance equal to the thickness of said side wall of said tube.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of manufacturing a needle including the steps of forming a tube having a lumen entirely therethrough, forming a distal end of the tube into a rotationally symmetrical blunt tip, cutting two longitudinal sides of an opening parallel to each other at a position proximal of and adjacent to the distal tip, cutting a proximal side connecting the two parallel sides thus forming a tab of generally rectangular shape, bending the tab into the lumen of the tube until it abuts with the interior wall of the lumen, and forming a detent in the tube which extends into the lumen, the detent being formed directly proximally of the position of abutment of the tab against the interior wall of the lumen.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of manufacturing a needle including the steps of forming a tube having a lumen entirely therethrough, forming a distal end of the tube into a rotationally symmetrical blunt tip, cutting two longitudinal sides of an opening parallel to each other at a position proximal of and adjacent to the distal tip, cutting a proximal side connecting the two parallel sides thus forming a tab of generally rectangular shape, bending the tab into the lumen of the tube until it abuts with the interior wall of the lumen, and forming a detent in the tube which extends into the lumen, the detent being formed directly proximally of the position of abutment of the tab against the interior wall of the lumen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the step of forming a blunt tip includes the step of swagging the distal end of the tube.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of forming a needle including the steps of: forming a tube having a lumen therethrough, forming a rotationally symmetrical blunt tip at a distal end of the tube, forming a generally rectangular opening in the tube adjacent the tip, the opening extending into the lumen of the tube, and forming a detent in the tube which extends into the lumen at a position on the interior wall of the lumen directly opposite the generally rectangular opening.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of forming a needle including the steps of: forming a tube having a lumen therethrough, forming a rotationally symmetrical blunt tip at a distal end of the tube, forming a generally rectangular opening in the tube adjacent the tip, the opening extending into the lumen of the tube, and forming a detent in the tube which extends into the lumen at a position on the interior wall of the lumen directly opposite the generally rectangular opening.
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