Patent ID: 7909802
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for inserting a drain into a wound, the device comprising a needle, a drain and a handle, the needle having a sharp front end effective for perforating a skin, the drain being connected to a rear end of the needle, the handle having a gripping portion and a needle-holding portion the needle-holding portion having a channel, a rear portion of the needle extending in an axial direction and being mounted in the channel, the needle being removable from the channel only in a forward direction, said forward direction being parallel to said axial direction and pointing from the needle's rear end towards the needle's front end, wherein said needle is configured so that said needle can completely exit said needle-holding portion in said forward direction, the handle gripping portion being elongated in a longitudinal direction and configured so that a person can grip the gripping portion with a single hand and, with only said single hand, effectively manipulate the device in connection with perforating the skin with the needle, a line defined by the longitudinal direction of the handle gripping portion and a line defined by the axial direction of the rear portion of the needle forming an acute angle, the device being configured so that the drain passes through the channel when the needle is removed from the channel in the forward direction.