The Tuohy needle of the present invention includes a hub design that allows for the needle to be extended mid-procedure from 3.5″ to 5″. The extendable needle of the present invention allows practitioners to better accommodate overweight and obese patients and introduce a simpler procedure workflow.

Medical device kits for use in placing, maintaining, altering, and/or removing medical devices in, on, and/or from the body of a patient are disclosed. Such medical device kits can include one or more wrap assemblies for use in the placement/maintenance procedure. In accordance with present embodiments, the one or more wrap assemblies of the medical device kit can include various features to assist the clinician performing the particular procedure. In one embodiment, a medical wrap assembly is disclosed, comprising a foldable wrap body that includes a front surface, wherein the front surface is configured to define a sterile field. A plurality of pockets is included on the front surface of the wrap body. The pockets are configured to contain therein a plurality of medical components. The medical components are arranged in the pockets in a predetermined order of use for the medical procedure.

An improved device delivers a fluid medicament to the subcutaneous tissue of a user. The device is better suited for patients with Parkinson's Disease and other central nervous system disorders, than conventional infusion devices. The device can include a reusable part including a drive component (e.g., motor) and control electronics and a disposable part including a medicament reservoir. Medicament can be evacuated from the medicament reservoir by a plunger assembly that includes a plunger attached to a lead screw that is rotated by a nut, all within the disposable part. The device can be fluidically coupled with the tissue via a flexible cannula. Various embodiments relate to an improved cannula insertion mechanism that delivers the cannula under a force applied by a spring. Various embodiments relate to improved filling of the device, for example, using a vial adapter and an automated filling station.

A fluid control device includes an inlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with a bodily fluid source and an outlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with a fluid collection device. The fluid control device has sequestration portion that can be vented or evacuated. The fluid control device has a first state in which an initial volume of bodily fluid can flow from the inlet to the sequestration portion and a second state in which (1) the initial volume is sequestered in the sequestration portion, and (2) a subsequent volume of bodily fluid, being substantially free of contaminants, can flow through at least a portion of the fluid control device and into the fluid collection device. The fluid control device can transition automatically or in response to an actuation of a portion of the fluid control device after the sequestration portion receives the initial volume.

An infusion set has a retraction dial that can be removably assembled with the infusion set and access a threaded needle hub contained therein such that the dial can be used to advance or retract a needle hub and an inserted needle to a more precisely controlled insertion depth to deliver insulin or other medicament intradermally (i.e. to the upper 3 mm of skin surface). Position of the inserted needle can be maintained by providing a separated and isolated needle hub, main base and main hub of the infusion set that can isolate the inserted needle from external forces such that the needle can be maintained at a depth to deliver content to the upper 3 mm of skin surface during normal use.

Devices and methods for protecting a user from a sharp tip of a medical needle include a pair of wings in attachment to the central body portion to protect a user from the sharp tip of the medical needle. The method includes withdrawing a sharp tip of a medical needle from a patient and closing a pair of wings with the medical needle positioned between the wings so as to protect a user from the sharp tip of the medical needle.

An inserter assembly comprising a first unit including a skin contacting face which surrounds an opening and a second unit housed within the first unit. The second unit comprises an infusion set base disposed within the opening and having a bottom face which is substantially level with the skin contacting face and covered at least partially with adhesive and further comprising a spring biased insertion assembly. The second unit further comprising a cannula sub assembly carried by an insertion sharp of the insertion assembly. The spring biased insertion assembly and a cannula of the cannula sub assembly are driven into skin and the cannula sub assembly is coupled into the infusion set base by an insertion spring which is released from an energy storing state after the skin has been tugged upward beyond a certain distance by the adhesive as the inserter assembly is withdrawn from the body.

Devices, systems, and methods are provided herein for delivering medication (e.g., insulin) via a wearable pump having a patch-style form factor for adhesion to a user's body. The reusable pump may be coupled to a disposable cap housing a microdosing system for delivering precise, repeatable doses of medication to a cannula configured to deliver medication to a target infusion area beneath the user's outer skin layer. The system further may include an applicator for inserting the cannula into the user's skin and/or applying an adhesive pad to the skin.

A chest tube fastener. The chest tube fastener includes a bracket having a base. The base includes an upper surface and a lower surface with a plurality of openings formed therethrough. A handle is secured to a surface and protrudes from the upper surface of the base. The handle includes a first end opposite a second end. The first end and the second end are attached to the surface and a gap is formed in between the surface and the handle. The base is attached to an animal, such as a human and a tube is attached to the handle.

Systems and methods for securing a drug delivery system to the body of a person are provided. The drug delivery system can include a pad coupled to a bottom of the drug delivery system. A bottom surface of the pad can include an adhesive for attaching to a user of the drug delivery system. An adhesive overlay can be positioned over the drug delivery system to improve attachment of the drug delivery system to the patient. The adhesive overlay can include an interior cutout that fits over the drug delivery system. A first portion of the adhesive overlay can adhere to the pad of the drug delivery system and a second portion of the adhesive overlay can adhere to the skin of the user. The adhesive overlay can have a larger surface area than the pad to improve the attachment of the drug delivery system to the user.