| CPC A61M 1/3661 (2014.02) [A61M 1/3655 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0091 (2013.01); A61M 2025/028 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A device for positioning and inserting a needle assembly into a patient, comprising:
a base including:
a bottom surface configured to contact the skin of the patient,
a top surface opposite of the bottom surface,
a front end configured to be placed adjacent to a needle insertion site of the patient,
a rear end opposite of the front end, and
a plurality of positioning features configured to be used for positioning and aligning the device on the patient;
a needle channel disposed on the top surface adjacent to the front end and comprising a channel outlet facing the front end and a channel inlet opposite the channel outlet; and
a needle guidance protrusion disposed on the top surface and including a sloped surface having a first end disposed adjacent to the channel inlet and a second end displaced from the first end toward the direction of the rear end of the base, wherein the sloped surface is sloped at a slope angle such that the second end is disposed at a greater elevation from the top surface of the base than the first end,
wherein the needle assembly is configured to be placed on the sloped surface and pushed down the sloped surface such that a needle of the needle assembly travels through the needle channel to the needle insertion site to form an insertion puncture in the skin of the patient.
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