Fingertip positioned artery stabilizer

摘要

An artery stabilizer device is provided for stabilizing an artery while a technician inserts a needle into the stabilized artery. Two stabilizer fingers are provided to hold an artery in place while a needle is passed between two extensions and further inserted into the artery beyond the stabilizer fingers; the device can be removed from the worksite while the tip of the needle remains lodged within the artery. A platform is disposed above the stabilizer fingers and extensions create ample distance between the stabilizer fingers and the platform for simplified palpation and improved visibility and safety. Each embodiment can create an augmented pulse at a targeted needle insertion site, making it easier for a technician to palpate the patient's pulse there. Arterial catheter insertions can be facilitated using this invention.

主权项

1. A device for stabilizing a peripheral artery comprising two solid stabilizer fingers disposed parallel to each other, shaped to be pressed down over each side of a targeted peripheral artery, and spaced to straddle said artery;
a fingerhold platform comprising an outspread top surface that is disposed horizontally over said stabilizer fingers; and solid elongated extensions that connect said stabilizer fingers to said fingerhold platform whereby said elongated extensions distance said stabilizer fingers from said platform vertically to provide enough space to pass a needle between said stabilizer fingers under said platform and to keep a technician's extremities distanced from said needle during an arterial access procedure.