Patent ID: 8758300
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for at least partially inserting a needle into a body of a patient, the device comprising a connector adapted for attachment to a needle such that a projecting portion of the needle extends outwardly from the connector to a needle tip, and a plurality of guard members, each of the guard members including a lower edge and an upper edge, at least one guard member being situated to each side of the needle and extending upward from the lower edge such that the entire upper edge of each guard member is above the projecting portion of the needle, wherein the lower edges are arranged such that the lower edges define spaced portions of a guide surface adapted to rest against a surface of the skin, the connector being adapted to set an attached needle with a fixed position relative to the guard members, wherein both the needle and the guard members extend forwardly of the connector and are arranged such that the guard members are able to block penetration into the body by more than a given amount of the needle attached to the connector, whereby movement of the guide surface along the surface of the skin partially inserts the needle into the body.