Patent ID: 6926693
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A needle device for percutaneous drug delivery to a patient, the device comprising: a substantially L-shaped, hollow needle for drug delivery therethrough, the needle device including a base, a spacer having first and second ends that are longitudinally spaced apart, said first end being integral with said base, and a pair of opposed flexible handles integral with said second end of said spacer, the flexible handles adapted to be grasped for insertion of said needle device into and removal of said needle device from said patient, a rigid spine located above the spacer and the handles, the rigid spine including a first portion of said L-shaped needle therein, which extends substantially parallel to said base, a second portion of said L-shaped needle extends substantially perpendicular to said base, said second portion passing through said rigid spine and spacer to extend downwardly from said base, the handles having distal ends movable into contact with each other when the handles are grasped, the handles engaging said spine when said distal ends are in contact.