Inventors:
Richard S. Cook - Chicago IL 60610-1679
International Classification:
A61M 500
Abstract:
A venipuncture assistor for use in inserting a needle into a patients vein in order to draw blood or to carry out an intravenous treatment of some type. The distended. vein is received in a pair of substantially rigid, spaced, opposing notches in the bottom edge of the cylindrical body of the assistor. The notches are preferably spaced about 16 mms. from each other. The space between notches is substantially free of any member that contacts the vein segment being punctured. The edges of each notch and the bottom edge of the assistor are free of any sharp protuberances. The assistor keeps the vein segment being punctured from moving laterally out of the path of the needle that is being introduced into the vein segment. It is preferably made of a transparent plastic material.