Patent ID: 6769546
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
An epidural kit for quickly administering epidural anesthesia to a patient, the kit comprising:a packaging towel; a skin preparation package containing a skin-preparation solution and means for delivering the fluid to the patient's skin, the skin preparation package is ready to be opened and used to prepare a patient's skin for penetration by needles; a first syringe pre-filled with a local anesthetic; an epidural needle for locating an epidural space of a patient; a catheter for positioning in the epidural space of a patient through the epidural needle; a second syringe pre-filled with a test fluid; a preloaded saline cup having a removable lid and filled with a saline solution; a tray for holding and removeably securing the first and second syringes, the epidural needle, and the cup; a packaging means for enclosing the tray in a sterile environment; and wherein the skin-preparation package is removeably secured relative to the packaging means to allow access to the skin-preparation package without requiring the packaging towel to be unfolded.