United States Patent m
Pisarik
[54] FLEXIBLE, MULTI-GROOVED VASCULAR IMMOBILIZER
[76] Inventor: Paul Pisarik, 4154 W. Corona Dr., Chandler, Ariz. 85226-7222
[21] Appl. No.: 306,886
[22] Filed: Sep. 15,1994
[51] Int. Cl.« A61M5/00
[52] U.S. CI 604/115; 604/180
[58] Field of Search 604/115, 116, 174, 179,
604/180; 128/DIG. 26
[56] References Cited
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[ii] Patent Number: 5,415,647 [45] Date of Patent: May 16,1995
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Primary Examiner—Paul J. Hirsch
[57] ABSTRACT
An immobilizer for blood vessels including multiple grooves on the bottom surface of a clear, flexible length of a plastic material, arranged in parallel to each other and perpendicular to the length of the plastic material. The grooves are of varying sizes to accommodate the differing diameters of veins and the walls of the grooves are of varying angles to accommodate veins of differing depths.
14 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
