Abstract:
A needle assembly includes a transparent or translucent housing with a fluid inlet and outlet end, a flashback chamber, and a venting mechanism therebetween. The venting mechanism includes a blocking member to control the fluid flow in the venting mechanism so that it flows along the longest path through the vent. Substantially axially aligned inlet and outlet cannulas extend from the housing and communicate with the chamber. A sealable sleeve covers the external end of the outlet cannula. Relative volumes of the cannulas, the chamber, and the sleeve are selected to provide rapid reliable flashback indicative of venous entry with an internal vent positioned within the housing to divide the interior into first and second chambers, with the second chamber being adapted to maintain a negative pressure therein relative to the external environment so as to inhibit leakage of blood from the needle tip on withdrawal from the patient.
Abstract:
A blood collection assembly includes a housing and a cannula extending distally from the housing including a patient end, and a cannula shield removably engaged with a portion of the housing. The cannula shield is capable of shielding at least the patient end of the cannula, and includes a safety shield engagement. The assembly includes a pivoting safety shield engaged with a portion of the housing, which is transitionable from a retracted position in which the patient end of the cannula is exposed, to an extended position in which the patient end of the cannula is shielded by at least a portion of the safety shield. The safety shield includes at least one locking tab releasably engageable with the safety shield engagement, wherein the locking tab is fixedly engageable with a portion of the housing in the extended position.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to the parenteral procurement of bodily-fluid samples. The present invention is also directed to systems and methods for parenterally procuring bodily-fluid samples with reduced contamination from dermally-residing microbes. In some embodiments, a bodily-fluid withdrawing system is used to withdraw bodily fluid from a patient for incubation in culture media in one or more sample vessels. Prior to withdrawing bodily fluid into the one or more sample vessels for incubation, an initial volume of withdrawn bodily fluid is placed in one or more pre-sample reservoirs and is not used for the incubation in culture media.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to the parenteral procurement of bodily-fluid samples. The present invention is also directed to systems and methods for parenterally procuring bodily-fluid samples with reduced contamination from dermally-residing microbes. In some embodiments, a bodily-fluid withdrawing system is used to withdraw bodily fluid from a patient for incubation in culture media in one or more sample vessels. Prior to withdrawing bodily fluid into the one or more sample vessels for incubation, an initial volume of withdrawn bodily fluid is placed in one or more pre-sample reservoirs and is not used for the incubation in culture media.
Abstract:
Needle support assembly for a venous blood collection device with evacuated vial, comprising a support body 10 having a coupling seat 11 for a vein needle V and coupling seat 12 for a vial needle F. The support body is provided with an inner chamber 20 having an entrance 21 and an exit 22. The support body is made at least partially in transparent or semi-transparent material to permit the visualisation of the blood flow. The inner chamber has a mean cross - section greater than the cross - sections of both the coupling seats and is divided into compartments communicating with each other which define one or more channels 41, 42 for the blood flow from the entrance to the exit. Each channel defines a path for the blood which moves away from the straight line connecting the entrance and the exit and has a smaller cross - section than the mean cross - section of the inner chamber.
Abstract:
A needle assembly includes a transparent or translucent housing with a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end, a flashback chamber, and a venting mechanism therebetween. Substantially axially aligned inlet and outlet cannulas extend from the housing and communicate with the chamber. A sealable sleeve covers the external end of the outlet cannula. Relative volumes of the cannulas, the chamber, and the sleeve are selected to provide rapid reliable flashback indicative of venous entry with an internal vent positioned within the housing so as to divide the interior into first and second chambers, with the second chamber being adapted to maintain a negative pressure therein relative to the external environment so as to inhibit leakage of blood from the needle on withdrawal from the patient.
Abstract:
A needle assembly is disclosed. The needle assembly includes a housing having a flash chamber, and having a distal end and a proximal end engageable with a specimen collection container. The assembly includes a cannula having a patient end, a non-patient end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a cannula interior. The patient end of the cannula projects at least partially from the distal end of the housing, and the cannula interior is in fluid communication with the flash chamber. The assembly further includes a shield restrainably engaged with a portion of the housing and axially transitionable over the patient cannula from a retracted position in which the patient end is exposed, to an extended position in which the patient end is shielded by at least a portion of the shield, wherein at least a portion of the flash chamber is visible in the retracted position.
Abstract:
A peripheral intravascular catheter assembly (201) comprising a tubular introducer needle (211) and an adapter (209) connected to the proximal end of the light guide (210). An introducer needle (211) comprises a connection hub (206) and a needle member (202). The needle member (202) has a lumen (212), a distal end (204) and a proximal end (205). The assembly (201) may be further provided with a cannula tubing (203) surrounding at least a portion of the needle member (202), with at least one light source (312, 312a) and with an electronic module (301), configured to power the light source. The light guide (210) has a distal end and a proximal end and extends along the lumen of the needle member (202). The adapter may be connected to the electronic module (301) to the connection hub (206) of the introducer needle (211) so that light emitted by at least one light source (312, 312a) is capable of entering the light guide (210), but blood flowing through the lumen (212) of the needle member (202) is prevented from contacting said light source (312, 312a).
Abstract:
A needle hub (36) and catheter assembly are (20) disclosed herein. The needle hub includes an introducer needle (30) having a lumen extending therethrough. A needle hub is coupled to a proximal end of the introducer needle. A flash chamber (34) is removably coupled to the needle hub or the introducer needle. An interior of the flash chamber is in fluid communication with the lumen of the introducer needle when the flash chamber is coupled to the needle hub or the introducer needle. As such, the flash chamber can collect a sample of blood that can be accessed when the flash chamber is removed. In some instances, the blood can also be dispensed from the flash chamber into a test strip (70) or other testing device.
Abstract:
A needle assembly (30) is disclosed. The needle assembly includes a housing having a flash chamber (38), and having a distal end (40) and a proximal end (42) engageable with a specimen collection container. The assembly includes a cannula (34) having a patient end, a non-patient end, and a sidewall (48) extending therebetween defining a cannula interior (50). The patient end of the cannula projects at least partially from the distal end (74) of the housing, and the cannula interior is in fluid communication with the flash - chamber. The assembly further includes a shield (36) restrainably engaged with a portion of the housing and axially transitionable over the patient cannula from a retracted position in which the patient end is exposed, to an extended position in which the patient end is shielded by at least a portion of the shield, wherein at least a portion of the flash chamber is visible in the retracted position.