Patent ID: 7386341
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: A61B,A61N,A61P

Abstract:
1. A medical-surgical instrument comprising: a. a needle having a central bore for providing access to a nerve of a patient and a needle hub disposed about a proximal end of the needle; b. a catheter for providing fluid flow access to and electrically stimulating the nerve of the patient, the catheter capable of being inserted into the patient through the needle; and c. a catheter lock attached to the needle hub for selectively holding said catheter stationary with respect to said needle or allowing said catheter to slide through said catheter lock and said needle, said catheter lock comprising a bore and an actuating portion, the catheter being inserted through the bore of the catheter lock and the needle central bore such that actuation of the actuating portion of the catheter lock causes the catheter lock to frictionally hold the catheter in place with respect to the catheter lock, the catheter lock frictionally holding the catheter at one of a plurality of locations along the length of the catheter.