US Patent:
20070060949, Mar 15, 2007
Inventors:
Ammie Curry - Mount Clare WV, US
Steven Curry - Mount Clare WV, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/00
Abstract:
A device to aid in establishing intravenous access by means of a sequential trapping and displacing of the venous blood in a top to bottom action down an extremity, resulting in a localized increase in the diameter of the veins, due to increased, trapped blood volume. The resulting distention of the vessels produces a stabilizing effect, thereby decreasing vascular mobility and rolling. The combination of vessel distention and stabilization greatly facilitates the obtaining of a patent I.V. The sequential trapping and milking of venous blood toward the extremity is accomplished via a specialized inflatable bladder.