Patent ID: 11911592
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. 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 base portion having an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the elongate body portion, wherein the elongate body portion is configured to be coupled to the container; and
a radial notch extending at least partially along a circumference of an outer surface of the IV spike, and from a proximal end of the base portion and a distal end of the elongate body portion such that the radial notch is positioned at a decrease in cross-sectional area at the transition from the base portion to the elongate body portions, the radial notch recessed radially inward from the outer surface.