US 12,090,309 B2
Hollow needle and pivotable hub system
David Weksel, Lisle, IL (US); Stephen Soloway, Vineland, NJ (US); and Charles S. Brunner, North Reading, MA (US)
Assigned to Jasperate, Inc., Lisle, IL (US)
Filed by Jasperate, Inc., Lisle, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/579,011.
Application 17/579,011 is a continuation of application No. 15/942,961, filed on Apr. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,246,995.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203045 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/34 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/343 (2013.01) [A61M 5/3245 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0612 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A needling system, comprising:
a hollow needle having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end formed as a spherical ball and the needling system being workably configured to inject or withdraw fluids through the hollow needle;
a hub comprising a generally cylindrical shaped, one-piece cap, open at its ends, having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of the cap alone defining a spherical ball-shaped socket seat, configured to retain the spherical ball end of the needle, at its distal end, the hub having a connection element receptive to connection to a supply device at a proximal end of the hub, the hub and needle sharing a longitudinal axis therethrough when connected and in a first coaxial position;
the spherical ball end of the needle, being retained in the socket seat within the cap, retaining, continuously, the hollow needle against transverse movement along the length of the longitudinal axis of the hub but allowing the spherical ball to always rotate within the socket seat at all times including during a use of the needling system for its prescribed utility, the system being sealed throughout such rotation, wherein the needle, extending out of the hub, is rotatable about its spherical ball end, such that the distal end of the needle can be angled away from the longitudinal axis of the hub by pushing against the distal end of the needle, then can be angled away, to another position while remaining sealed and workably configured, such that fluids can be injected or withdrawn continuously throughout such angular changes.