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 Title: |
US3722508:
INFUSION GUARD AND IMMOBILIZER
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Roberts, Donald B.; Pocatello, ID 83201
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1973-03-27
/ 1970-10-26
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| Application Number: |
US1970000083898
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61M 5/52;
IPC-7:
A61M 5/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61M25/02; A61M5/52; K61M25/02B; K61M25/02D; K61M25/02G;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
128/877;
128/888;
128/DIG.006;
128/DIG.026;
604/174;
Original:
128/133;
128/214.R;
128/DIG.6;
128/DIG.26;
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| Field of Search: |
128/DIG. 6,133,214 R,350 R,215,348,DIG. 26,132 R
248/74 A
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| Priority Number: |
| 1970-10-26 |
US1970000083898 |
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| Abstract: |
A combined immobilizer and guard particularly useful for intravenous infusions or the like is described in several embodiments. The immobilizer is a rigid member having one surface conforming to a portion of a limb spanning a joint, such as, for example, an elbow, wrist or ankle. Velcro hook and eye straps are employed for fastening the immobilizer to a limb or extremity. The infusion guard comprises an arch extending from one side of the immobilizer to the other side and connected thereto by complementary connectors running along the length of he immobilizer and the guard. The guard includes means for clamping an intravenous tube thereto and a slit for passing and protecting the loop of tubing between the clamp and an intravenous needle. The guard prevents either an inadvertent pull on the tubing or a blow at the infusion site from dislodging the needle or causing infiltration.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Christie, Parker & Hale ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Truluck, Dalton L.;
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An infusion guard comprising:
- a substantially rigid arch having substantially parallel side edges comprising a U-shaped structure having a convex outer face and a concave inner face;
- means for temporarily attaching the arch to a joint immobilizer along the side edges thereof;
- means on the outside of the arch for temporarily clamping a flexible intravenous tube thereto; and
- means on the arch and spaced from said means for clamping for passing a clamped flexible intravenous tube between the means for clamping and an infusion needle beneath the arch, said arch having sufficient length in the direction of its side edges for shielding most of the tube between the means for clamping and the needle.
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| Forward References: |
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