Patent ID: 9636468
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A venipuncture assist device, comprising: a main body having a bottom surface portion for confronting a target venipuncture tissue site; a vacuum port disposed on said main body in atmospheric communication with a vein capture channel that, when a vacuum source is applied thereto, creates a vacuum urging force within said vein capture channel; wherein said vein capture channel is disposed within said bottom surface portion and is configured to receive a vein portion of said target venipuncture tissue site therein when said vacuum urging force is created; and a first needle channel that extends from a front face of said main body to said vein capture channel that is configured to receive a venipuncture needle and arranged so that said venipuncture needle can be advanced into said vein portion at a first incidence angle.