Patent · US Expired

Protection device for syringe needles

US5336185A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
4References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 31, 1992
Grant dateAug 9, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 31, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M5/3271
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A safety device for use with standard or dental syringes as an add-on feature or as a retrofit in which a safety sleeve moves over the normally exposed front end of a needle to protect users from being accidentally stuck.

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