Patent ID: 8408920
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A training aid for practicing inserting a needle in a vein, the aid including: a base which is resistant to penetration by a needle; a tube located on one side of the base; a covering which extends over the base and the tube, the arrangement being such that the other side of the base can be placed on the skin of a person so that a needle can then be inserted through the covering to penetrate the tube so as to simulate insertion through the skin and penetration of the vein of the person; wherein the covering comprises (a) a first layer of padding, (b) an outer layer which covers the base, tube and first layer of padding, and (c) a second layer of padding which extends over said one side of the base and beneath the tube; and wherein the first layer of padding is narrower than the second layer of padding.