Combined syringe and needle shield and method of manufacture
US5053018A · kind A · utility
70Cited by
28References
30Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/919
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A safety syringe including a needle shield which is movable between a retracted position wherein protected. The needle shield is also rotatable in either direction from the releasable extended position to a locked and extended position. A collar having a plurality of protrusions and locking slots thereon is mounted on the distal end of the syringe to interact with a plurality of elongate keys which extend inwardly from the interior surface of the needle shield.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.