| US 7,491,189 B2 | ||
| Catheter insertion guide | ||
| Brian Sims, 1289 49th Pl. South, Birmingham, Ala. 35222 (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 06, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/729,733. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/431578, filed on Dec. 06, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0116860 A1, Jun. 17, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—117 | 4 Claims |
| 1. A method of inserting a catheter section of an angiocatheter device into a patient using a slide clip comprising the steps
of:
attaching the slide clip to the catheter section of the angiocatheter device, the slide clip comprising a catheter section
engaging portion having a semi-circular portion configured to engage a portion of the catheter section, an extension section
extending from the semi-circular portion and having two ends, a first end attached to the semi-circular portion and a second
end at an opposite side of the extension section, and a lip section attached to the second end and configured to be engaged
by a user of the device;
unlocking an outer angiocatheter housing of the angiocatheter device in order to facilitate movement of the catheter section;
establishing an initial insertion of the catheter section containing a needle into the patient until blood becomes visible;
and
using one hand, applying pressure to the slide clip in order to move the slide clip to further insert the catheter section
into the patient.
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