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US 6,623,456 B1Granted
Needle member with off-set flash chamber and/or display member
AssigneeBio-Plexus, Inc.
InventorsRichard G. Holdaway, P. Spencer Kinsey
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Abstract
A needle assembly (10) for insertion or removal of fluids has a housing (20) that defines a flash chamber (64) that is radially offset from the longitudinal axis of the needle. An enhanced surface area display member (80) can be installed in an observable location in a needle housing (20) to facilitate observation of the fluid therein.
Claims14
A needle member comprising:
- a needle cannula having a needle axis;
- and
- a housing on which the needle cannula is mounted, the housing being at least partially translucent and dimensioned and configured to define a translucent flash chamber in fluid communication with the needle cannula:
- and
- a display member disposed within the housing, wherein the display member is disposed within the flash chamber.
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A needle member comprising:
- a needle cannula having a needle axis;
- and
- a housing on which the needle cannula is mounted, the housing being, at least partially translucent and dimensioned and configured to define a translucent flash chamber in fluid communication with the needle cannula;
- and
- a display member disposed within the housing, wherein the display member comprises a plurality of slats.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.