Apparatus for preventing used hypodermic needle sticks
US6488666B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/3215
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for locking or latching a used hypodermic needle in a needle sheath; an adapter for locking to a needle sheath to entrap a hypodermic needle between the adapter and a needle sheath, a needle sheath for receiving a used hypodermic needle, and the combination of the adapter and the needle sheath. A kit including a syringe barrel, a syringe needle, an adapter and a needle sheath. Combination syringe needle and cantilever latching apparatus, such combination in further combination with a needle sheath and a further kit including such combinations and a syringe barrel.
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