US3324853A
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Intravenous catheter protector unit
Assignee: Sorenson Research Co Inc
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Filing: 1964-03-02
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Granted: 1967-06-13
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Expires: 1984-03-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vasil P Czorny
- 👤 Wallace H Ring
- 👤 Karl A Pannier
- 👤 James L Sorenson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/3205; A61M5/321; A61M5/3216; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44641; Y10T24/44769
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
IN AN INTRAVENOUS CATHETER PLACEMENT UNIT INCLUDING A NEEDLE, A CATHETER EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND A NEEDLE SUPPORT MEANS FOR PROTECTING THE PATIENT AND CATHETER FROM THE POINTED END PORTION OF THE NEEDLE DURING INFUSION, SAID NEEDLE SUPPORT MEANS COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED BLOCK HAVING A LOWER SURFACE AND AN UPPER SURFACE, SAID LOWER SURFACE ADAPTED TO BEING ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE PATIENT, SAID UPPER SURFACE HAVING A GROOVE FORMED THEREIN AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM AND LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BLOCK, SAID GROOVE HAVING MEANS TO FRICTIONALLY HOLD AT LEAST THE POINTED END PORTION OF THE NEEDLE WITH THE CATHETER THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY IMMOBILE SO THAT THE PATIENT''S BODY AND THE CATHETER ARE PROTECTED FROM THE POINTED END OF THE NEEDLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
IN AN INTRAVENOUS CATHETER PLACEMENT UNIT INCLUDING A NEEDLE, A CATHETER EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND A NEEDLE SUPPORT MEANS FOR PROTECTING THE PATIENT AND CATHETER FROM THE POINTED END PORTION OF THE NEEDLE DURING INFUSION, SAID NEEDLE SUPPORT MEANS COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED BLOCK HAVING A LOWER SURFACE AND AN UPPER SURFACE, SAID LOWER SURFACE ADAPTED TO BEING ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE PATIENT, SAID UPPER SURFACE HAVING A GROOVE FORMED THEREIN AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM AND LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BLOCK, SAID GROOVE HAVING MEANS TO FRICTIONALLY HOLD AT LEAST THE POINTED END PORTION OF THE NEEDLE WITH THE CATHETER THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY IMMOBILE SO THAT THE PATIENT''S BODY AND THE CATHETER ARE PROTECTED FROM THE POINTED END OF THE NEEDLE.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-12 | 1974-12-12 | 1975-06-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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