Patent · US Expired

Combined syringe and needle shield and method of manufacture

US5053018A · kind A · utility

70Cited by
28References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 1988
Grant dateOct 1, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 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.

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