Method and apparatus for reducing pain and patient discomfort at an injection site
OwnerMark Metcalfinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for reducing pain and the discomfort experienced by a patient as a consequence of a needle stick during the administration of an injection. The pain-reducing apparatus includes a handle and a disposable fork detachably connected thereto. The fork has a pair of outstretched fingers that are separated from one another by a gap at which the injection site is located. Vibrations applied to the fork from the handle are transmitted from the fingers of the fork to the patient's tissue or skin surrounding the injection site. The vibrations desensitize the patient's tissue/skin during the administration of the injection.
Claims20
A method for reducing pain experienced by a patient during the administration of an injection, said method comprising the step of massaging the skin of the patient adjacent the injection site for desensitizing the skin to a needle stick.
Apparatus for reducing pain experienced by a patient during the administration of an injection, said apparatus comprising:
- a handle to be grasped by a healthcare professional;
- and
- at least one finger carried by said handle,
- said handle adapted to cause said one finger to vibrate and to enable said one finger to be positioned against the patient's skin, whereby the vibrations of said finger are transmitted to the patient's skin adjacent the injection site to desensitize the skin to a needle stick.
The apparatus recited in claim 20, further comprising a spring connected between said pair of fingers, said spring being stretched to store energy when said fingers are rotated away from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.