Inventors:
Mark David Manley - Loveland OH, US
Douglas Paul Stewart - Loveland OH, US
Brian Newell Vaughan - Cincinnati OH, US
International Classification:
A61M 19/00, A61M 5/00
Abstract:
A continuous nerve block apparatus comprising: (a) a hollow needle including a conduit extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being beveled between ten and fifty degrees; and, (b) a connector operatively coupled to the hollow needle, the connector including at least a first through passage in fluid communication with the conduit of the hollow needle, the connector including a first orifice allowing fluid communication from an exterior of the connector to the first through passage, the connector also including at least one valve.