Abstract: A medical article is configured to provide access to a patient's vasculature. The medical article includes an elongated body and a pair of stabilizing wings that extend from the elongated body and are configured to stabilize the medical article on a patient. The stabilizing wings are configured to rotate together or independently about the longitudinal axis of the elongated body between at least a first configuration and a second configuration. The elongated body can include a one-way valve disposed therein. The medical article can also one or more adhesive layers configured to releasably attach at least a portion of the wings to a patient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 2, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 11, 2017
Assignee:
Venetec International, Inc.
Inventors:
Rafael V. Andino, Christopher J. Brooks
Abstract: A needle-free injection device suitable for delivering a therapeutic substance into the intradermal space of a patient. The needle-free injection device includes a main spring which can be compressed using one or more handles attached to the device to place the needle-free injection device into an armed configuration. Device embodiments may optionally include an injector tube and associated apparatus which may be moved relative to other device structures when the injector is pressed against the skin of a patient with sufficient force. The disclosed operational switches and release mechanisms cooperate to prevent injection unless the device is properly positioned for an injection. Needle-free injection systems and methods of operating a needle-free injection device are also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 12, 2016
Date of Patent:
July 11, 2017
Assignee:
PHARMAJET INC.
Inventors:
Chris Cappello, Matt Wixey, John W. Bingham