Patent ID: 7655023
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for locating and stabilizing a human blood vessel, the device comprising: a generally planar member comprising generally parallel first and second major surfaces, first and second side surfaces, a proximal side surface and a distal side surface, the distal side surface comprising a curvilinear shape perpendicular to a rotation axis, wherein the first and second major surfaces are adapted to be gripped by a user while the curvilinear shape is rotated into engagement with the blood vessel; a transparent region extending through at least a portion of the first and second major surfaces; and at least one recess formed in the distal side surface between the first and second side surfaces and extending into at least one of the first major surface and second major surfaces, the recess comprising a width measured parallel to the distal side surface of about 0.219 inches to about 0.406 inches, the distal side surface comprising a first substantially non-recessed segment extending from the first side surface to a first edge of the recess and a second substantially non-recessed segment extending from a second edge of the recess towards the second side surface, wherein a width of the first and second non-recessed segments is greater than a width of the recess measured generally parallel to the distal side surface.