Syringe and needle with guide wire for cannulation of central veins

Claim 1

A combined syringe and needle for introducing a guide wire into a human blood vessel comprising: a needle having a sharpened point at one end thereof and having a hollow bore extending from said sharpened end and through said needle to a hub end thereof; a syringe including a syringe barrel and a plunger, said barrel having a forward end adapted to be secured to a hub member; a hub member located between said syringe barrel and said needle and interconnecting said barrel and needle, said hub member including an axially extending bore therein in communication with said needle bore; said hub member further including a side port means intermediate said needle and said barrel, said side port means including an auxiliary bore therein which opens to the outside of said hub member, extends through said side port means and which intersects with said axially extending bore at an acute angle; an elongated guide wire, said guide wire extending from outside said hub member and into said auxiliary bore, and sealing means preventing air from entering said needle bore from outside said side port means when said guide wire is at rest within said auxiliary bore, said sealing means being comprised of said side port means having an enlarged portion therein and an elastomeric O-ring held in place within said enlarged portion, said guide wire passing through the center of said O-ring and being movable relative to said O-ring.