Patent ID: 7648028
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An adapter for a multiple capacity needle immobilizing device having a body portion and at least two linearly aligned entry holes for allowing the distal ends of sharp needles to enter the body portion comprising: a base including a top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion having at least two apertures positioned to align with the at least two entry holes of the needle immobilizing device, said apertures being equal or smaller than the entry holes in the immobilizing device in order to provide a step-free transition of a needle into the needle immobilizing device, a non-circular funnel projecting upwardly from each of said at least two entry holes to a funnel opening in said top portion, said funnel opening being larger when measured perpendicularly from a line extending through said apertures than when measured along said line; and a downwardly projecting arm on said adapter configured to engage said needle immobilizing device.