US 12,168,119 B1
Peritonsillar abscess aspiration kit and method of use
William Cyril Simpson, IV, Tampa, FL (US); and Meagan Mackey Bentinck, Dana Point, CA (US)
Assigned to 9 Line Development Group, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed by 9 Line Development Group, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/489,322.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/421,297, filed on Nov. 1, 2022.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/3286 (2013.01) [A61B 17/34 (2013.01); A61M 19/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A peritonsillar abscess aspiration kit, comprising:
a hollow aspiration needle having a length extending between a distal tip and a proximal end that is greater than or equal to about 8.9 centimeters such that the distal tip can reach a peritonsillar abscess in a patient, wherein the distal tip is tapered to a point sufficient to puncture the peritonsillar abscess;
an aspiration needle guard, the aspiration needle guard including:
an internal lumen sufficiently sized to receive the aspiration needle therein;
a length extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the length of the aspiration needle guard is less than the length of the aspiration needle, such that a distal section of the aspiration needle extends about 1 centimeter to about 1.5 centimeters beyond the second end of the aspiration needle guard when the aspiration needle resides within the internal lumen of the aspiration needle guard;
an aspiration needle guard cap, the aspiration needle guard cap including:
an open proximal end leading to an internal cavity, wherein the internal cavity is sufficiently sized to receive the distal section of the aspiration needle that extends beyond the second end of the aspiration needle guard when the aspiration needle resides within the internal lumen of the aspiration needle guard;
a closed distal end;
wherein the aspiration needle guard cap and aspiration needle guard are configured to temporarily attach to each other;
at least one syringe configured to attach to the aspiration needle such that the distal tip of the aspiration needle is permanently fixed at a predetermined distance from a distal end of the syringe; and
a syringe actuator configured to securely house the syringe, wherein the syringe actuator has a pistol grip and a trigger configured to proximally translate a plunger in the syringe when the trigger is pulled.