Training Aid
AssigneeBayer HealthCare LLC
InventorTessa Louise Speller
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Abstract
A training aid for practicing inserting a needle in a vein, the aid including: a base which is resistant to penetration by a needle; a tube located on one side of the base; a covering which extends over the base and the tube, the arrangement being such that the other side of the base can be placed on the skin of a person so that a needle can then be inserted through the covering to penetrate the tube so as to simulate insertion through the skin and penetration of the vein of the person.
Claims26
A training aid for practicing inserting a needle in a vein, the aid including:
- a base which is resistant to penetration by a needle;
- a tube located on one side of the base;
- a covering which extends over the base and the tube, the arrangement being such that the other side of the base can be placed on the skin of a person so that a needle can then be inserted through the covering to penetrate the tube so as to simulate insertion through the skin and penetration of the vein of the person.
A method of training a trainee to insert a needle in a vein, the method including the steps of:
- fixing a training aid having a base and a simulated vein which has simulated blood therein on the skin of a subject;
- causing a trainee to insert a needle into the training aid so as to penetrate the simulated vein;
- and
- permitting the simulated blood to flow under pressure through the needle so as to provide a visual indication that the needle has correctly penetrated the simulated vein.
A method as claimed in claim 20 wherein the trainee fixes the aid to the site using a transparent film having an adhesive layer thereon which is applied over the aid and adjacent parts of the skin of the trainee.
A training aid for practicing inserting a needle in a vein, the aid including:
- a body having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- the body including a base which is resistant to penetration by a needle;
- the upper surface including a ridge which simulates the appearance of a palpated vein;
- the upper surface having a covering which can be penetrated by a needle;
- and
- means for mounting the body on the skin of a subject with the lower surface thereof engaging the skin of the subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.