Drug delivery needle device
AssigneeBenlan, Inc.
InventorThomas Frederick Enns
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Abstract
There is provided a needle device for percutaneous drug delivery to a patient. The device comprises a substantially L-shaped, hollow needle for drug delivery therethrough and a body. The needle includes a needle end and the body is secured to the needle and longitudinally spaced from the needle end. The body includes an integral pair of flexible handles adapted to be grasped for insertion of the needle device into and removal of the device from the patient.
Claims16
A needle device for percutaneous drug delivery to a patient, the device comprising:
- a substantially L-shaped, hollow needle for drug delivery therethrough, the needle including a needle end;
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- a body secured to said needle and longitudinally spaced from said needle end, said body including an integral pair of flexible handles adapted to be grasped for insertion of said needle device into and removal of said device from said patient.
7 The needle device according to claim 6 further comprising a breathable pad on said base for contact with said skin surface of said patient.
The needle device according to claim 7 wherein said breathable pad extends around the periphery of said base.
The needle device according to claim 7 wherein said spacer, said base and said handles are integral.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.