# US 11,369,296 B2 · Needle holder > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,369,296 B2 - Document ID: US11369296B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/163,093 - Filed: 2018-10-17 - Published: 2019-02-14 - Granted: 2022-06-28 - Earliest claimed: 2011-02-01 - Applicants: Olberon Medical Innovation SAS - Inventors: Arash Bakhtyari-Nejad-Esfahani - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11369296B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/150732: {Needle holders, for instance for holding the needle by the hub, used for example with double-ended needle and pre-evacuated tube} - A61B 5/15003: {for venous or arterial blood} - A61B 5/150259: {Improved gripping, e.g. with high friction pattern or projections on the housing surface or an ergonometric shape} - A61B 5/150389: {Hollow piercing elements, e.g. canulas, needles, for piercing the skin} - A61B 5/150473: {Double-ended needles, e.g. used with pre-evacuated sampling tubes (hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396)} - A61B 5/150687: {semi-automatically triggered, i.e. in which the triggering of the pivotable protective sleeve requires a deliberate action by the user such as manual release of spring-biased extension means} - A61B 5/150748: {Having means for aiding positioning of the piercing device at a location where the body is to be pierced (means for aiding positioning of devices for bringing media into the body A61M5/427, locating blood vessels A61B5/489)} - A61B 5/154: {Devices} using pre-evacuated means - A61B 5/150267: {Modular design or construction, i.e. subunits are assembled separately before being joined together or the device comprises interchangeable or detachable modules} - A61B 5/150351: {Caps, stoppers or lids for sealing or closing a blood collection vessel or container, e.g. a test-tube or syringe barrel} - A61B 5/150916: {by blocking components, e.g. piston, driving device or fluid passageway} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A medical needle holder (10) having a generally hollow body (18) which extends in the direction of an axis (62) from a first end (20) to a second end (22). The first end is shaped for reception of a needle (50) therein and the second end is open to allow for insertion of a fluid receptacle (16). The first axis is substantially aligned in use with a needle positioned in the first end of the body. The needle holder comprises a grip portion (28) which extends outwardly from the body in a direction which is angularly offset from the first axis. The grip portion may be actuable between an in-use condition and a disposal condition in which the grip portion covers a needle in the needle holder. The body (18) may comprise control formations on its inner surface to allow for control over the insertion of a fluid receptacle (16) into the body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medical needle holder comprising: a generally hollow body which extends in a direction of first axis from a first end to a second end, the first end being shaped for reception of a needle therein and the second end being open, wherein the first axis is substantially aligned in use with the needle positioned in the first end of the body; and, a grip portion which is pivotably mounted to the body in an in-use condition; a fastener arranged to releasably hold the grip portion in the in-use condition; and a pair of guard members depending from the first end of the body on either side of the first axis and on an opposing side of the body to the grip portion, wherein each guard member has a guide surface adapted to rest against a patient's skin in the in-use condition, wherein each guide surface is angularly offset from the first axis to facilitate insertion of the needle and to support the needle in a predetermined orientation once inserted, wherein the entire grip portion is pivotably mounted to the body such that the grip portion is rotatably actuable relative to the body upon release of the fastener between the in-use condition and a storage or disposal condition, and wherein the guard members are integrally formed with the grip portion and actuable therewith. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion extends outwardly from the body in a direction which is obliquely angled relative to the first axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, wherein an angle subtended between the first axis and a leading edge of the grip portion is between 30° and 80°. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, wherein in the storage or disposal condition the grip portion is disposed substantially forward of the first end of the body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The medical needle holder according to claim 4, wherein the grip portion has opposing side walls which protrude from the first end of the body on either side of the first axis in the storage or disposal condition so as to define a partially enclosed space there-between for at least partially enclosing the needle in the needle holder. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The medical needle holder according to claim 4, wherein the grip portion is pivotably or slidably mounted to the body for actuation between the in-use condition and the storage or disposal condition. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The medical needle holder according to claim 4, wherein the needle holder comprises a non-return mechanism comprising a ramped surface to prevent movement from the storage or disposal condition into the in-use condition. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion depends from a vicinity of the first end of the body and extends towards the second end of the body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according claim 1, wherein the grip portion has one or more grip formations facing towards the first end of the body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, wherein each guide surface is angularly offset from the first axis by between 10° and 30°. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, comprising one or more control formations on an inward facing surface of the body, the one or more control formations being shaped for cooperation with one or more corresponding formations on a fluid receptacle to be inserted into the body in use. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The medical needle holder according to claim 11, wherein the one or more control formations are arranged obliquely to the first axis so as to limit a degree of axial movement available to the fluid receptacle within the body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The medical needle holder according to claim 11, wherein the one or more control formations are substantially helical in shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The medical needle holder according to claim 11, wherein the one or more control formations comprises a plurality of elongate control formations arranged about the first axis such that a leading edge of a first formation of the plurality of elongate control formations overlaps a trailing edge of a second adjacent formation of the plurality of elongate control formations. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The medical needle holder according to claim 5, wherein in the in-use condition, the opposing side walls extend beneath the body so as to define the pair of guard members. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion and the pair of guard members are actuable relative to the body upon release of the fastener between the in-use condition and the storage or disposal condition in unison. ### Claim 17 (depends on 5) The medical needle holder according to claim 5, wherein in the in-use condition, the partially enclosed space receives at least a portion of the body between the opposing side walls but not a distal tip of the needle and wherein in the storage or disposal condition, the partially enclosed space is configured to receive the distal tip of needle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The medical needle holder according to claim 1, the body comprising a pair of projections about which the grip portion is rotatable between the in-use condition and the storage or disposal condition. ### Claim 19 A needle device comprising: a needle holder comprising: a generally hollow body which extends in a direction of first axis from a first end to a second end, the first end being shaped for reception of a needle therein and the second end being open, wherein the first axis is substantially aligned in use with the needle positioned in the first end of the body; and, a grip portion which is pivotably mounted to the body in an in-use condition; a fastener arranged to releasably hold the grip portion in the in-use condition; and a pair of guard members depending from the first end of the body on either side of the first axis and on an opposing side of the body to the grip portion, wherein each guard member has a guide surface adapted to rest against a patient's skin in the in-use condition, wherein each guide surface is angularly offset from the first axis to facilitate insertion of the needle and to support the needle in a predetermined orientation once inserted, wherein the entire grip portion is pivotably mounted to the body such that the grip portion is rotatably actuable relative to the body upon release of the fastener between the in-use condition and a storage or disposal condition, and wherein the guard members are integrally formed with the grip portion and actuable therewith; and a needle assembly attached to the needle holder part way along a length of the needle holder such that the needle extends substantially in the direction of the first axis from a free end which is outside of the body to an opposing end which is in the interior of the body. ### Claim 20 A medical needle holder comprising: a generally hollow body which extends in a direction of an axis from a first end to a second end, the first end being shaped for reception of a needle therein and the second end being open, wherein the axis is substantially aligned in use with the needle positioned in the first end of the body; and a grip portion comprising a pair of spaced side walls defining a partially enclosed space there-between, wherein the entire grip portion is pivotably mounted to the body, wherein in an in-use condition, the grip portion extends toward the second end of the body, wherein in the in-use condition, the pair of side walls extend beneath the body so as to define a guard member beneath the body, the guard member adapted to rest against a patient's skin and to support the body in predetermined orientation on the patient's skin during use of the needle, wherein the grip portion and the guard member are configured to be rotatably actuable relative to the body in unison between the in-use condition and storage or disposal condition, wherein the needle holder comprises a releasable fastener for preventing movement of both the grip portion and the guard member in the in-use condition such that the needle holder can be stably held via the grip portion by a user whilst the body is supported on the patient's skin by the guard member, and wherein in the in-use condition, the partially enclosed space receives at least a portion of the body between the pair of side walls but not a distal tip of the needle, and wherein in the storage or disposal condition, the partially enclosed space is configured to receive the distal tip of the needle.