Patent · US Expired

Retractable needle syringe including a sheath and an intravenous adapter

US6958055B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2003
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2039/042
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A syringe assembly including an adapter, a sheath and filling spike for connecting to said adapter and an intravenous connector for intravenously administering medicine to a patient. The barrel may be connected to the adapter and the filling spike for filling the barrel with medicine. The medicine can then be injected into a patient through either the needleless intravenous injection system or through a retractable needle assembly.

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