| CPC A61M 25/065 (2013.01) | 24 Claims |

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1. A needle guiding system, comprising:
a compression sleeve;
a guiding track configured to be attached to said compression sleeve, wherein said guiding track comprises:
a first end;
a second end; and
a ramp comprising a sloped surface intermediate said first end and said second end; and
a needle block assembly comprising:
a body to be gripped by a user, and
a needle;
wherein said needle block assembly is movable in a first direction into engagement with said guiding track;
wherein, upon engagement with said guiding track, said guiding track is structured to guide said needle block assembly along said sloped surface in a second direction toward said second end, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction;
wherein said guiding track defines a fixed trajectory for said needle block assembly relative to a vein such that said needle is configured to enter the vein at a predetermined position and angle when said needle block assembly is seated in said second end of said guiding track, and wherein said fixed trajectory comprises a first angle and a second angle different from the first angle.
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