Safety drip chamber spike with breakable feature
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Yang Teck TAN, Mum Pew NG
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An intravenous (IV) spike for administering a medicinal fluid from a container may include a head portion at a proximal end thereof, a base portion at a distal end thereof, and an elongate body portion connecting the head and the base portions. The elongate body portion may be configured to be coupled to the container. The IV spike may further include a radial notch extending at least partially along a circumference of an outer surface of the elongate body portion. The radial notch may be recessed radially inward from the outer surface.
Claims20
An intravenous (IV) spike for administering a medicinal fluid from a container, the IV spike comprising:
- a head portion at a proximal end thereof, a base portion at a distal end thereof, and an elongate body portion connecting the head and base portions, the elongate body portion configured to be coupled to the container;
- and
- a radial notch extending at least partially along a circumference of an outer surface of the elongate body portion, the radial notch recessed radially inward from the outer surface.
An intravenous (IV) spike assembly for administering a medicinal fluid from a container into a drip chamber while preventing spike injury, the IV spike assembly comprising:
- a spike including head portion, a base portion, and an elongate body portion connecting the head and base portions;
- and
- a spike cover comprising an elongate body for housing the spike, and a base, wherein the base of the spike cover and the base portion of the spike comprise complementary engagement features for interlocking the spike and the spike cover.
A method of manufacturing a spike for an intravenous (IV) drip system, the method comprising:
- providing an elongate body with a head having a spike tip at a proximal end thereof and a base at a distal end thereof;
- and
- forming a radial notch recessed radially inward from an outer surface of the elongate body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.