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Combined syringe and needle shield

US5160326A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1991
Grant dateNov 3, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/919
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A safety device including a protective needle shield which is movable between a retracted position wherein a needle is exposed and an extended position wherein the needle is protected. The needle shield including an inwardly directed and longitudinally oriented key member thereon and an elongate barrel member includes a collar member operatively associated therewith such that the key member is movably received in a keyway on the collar member as the needle shield is moved between the retracted and extended positions. The collar member also includes a locking slot thereon to receive a portion of the key member as the needle shield is rotated about the barrel member in the extended position of the needle shield.

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