Patent ID: 6299602
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter insertion device comprising:a. a shaft having a first end and a catheter end, said catheter end configured to releasably engage a hollow catheter having a tip;b. a sheath positioned on said shaft, said sheath configured to have a passage therethrough, said sheath positioned to align said passage with said catheter;c. a body slidably positioned on said shaft, said body attachable to a needle and configured to align a needle with said passage of said sheath and with said catheter;wherein a needle, said sheath, said shaft and said catheter are sized and spaced to position a needle tip of a needle beyond said catheter tip when said body is advanced toward said catheter end of said shaft and to remove the needle tip from within said catheter and to position the needle tip within said passage of said sheath when said body is retracted toward said first end of said shaft.