Patent ID: 8496593
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A needle guide, comprising: a support comprising a cradle configured to receive a needle shaft; a finger rest; a cover attached to the finger rest; a flex member having a first end connected to the finger rest and a second end connected to the support, wherein the flex member is elastically deformable between the first end and the second end; in a first position, the flex member is not elastically deformed and the cover projects toward the cradle; in a second position, the flex member is elastically deformed between the first end and the second end, the cover covering the cradle; wherein the flex member in the second position provides a restoring force, the restoring force naturally withdrawing the cover from the second position covering the cradle back to the first position uncovering the cradle; and a cylindrical connector coupled to the support configured for being rotatably received; and wherein the needle guide is a one-piece molded part.