Patent ID: 8795229
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for facilitating insertion of a needle or a cannula into a vein of a patient, the device comprising a pressure-reduction module adapted to be applied to a surface of the patient's skin and create a localized area of reduced pressure at the surface of the patient's skin over which the pressure-reduction module has been applied, so as to facilitate expansion of an underlying part of the vein, wherein the pressure reduction module has the form of an enclosure having a peripheral flange and the device incorporates a dressing for the patient, the dressing being located against the flange and defining a surface of the device that contacts the skin of the patient during creation of the localized area of reduced pressure, and the device is arranged to enable insertion of a needle or cannula into the expanded part of the vein, whilst the pressure-reduction module remains applied to the surface of the patient's skin.