Patent ID: 7351231
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An assembly comprising: a cannula/hub assembly that withdraws fluids from and/or injects fluids into a person or animal, wherein the cannula/hub assembly comprises a hub having a chamber therein for receiving the fluid and a cannula that is coupled to the hub to permit communication of fluid with the hub, the cannula having a first end securable to or within the hub and a second pointed end dimensioned to permit withdrawal of fluid from and/or injection of fluid into the body by piercing the skin of the person or animal; and an illumination assembly comprising: wherein the illumination assembly is rotatably mounted to the cannula/hub assembly such that the illumination assembly can rotate relative to the cannula/hub assembly without dismounting the illumination assembly from the cannula/hub assembly; and wherein the light-emitting element is positioned exteriorly to the cannula/hub assembly so that the location at which the second end of the cannula will enter the skin of the person or animal is illuminateable by the light-emitting element even after the second end has been inserted into the entry point.