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Disposable vial holder and method to prevent needle stick injuries

US8961490B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23References

16Claims

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Assignee

National Jewish Health · US

Inventor

Ali I. Musani · Centennial, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2010
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG21F5/018
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vial holder is provided to protect a user's hand from needle sticks. The holder includes a handle and a shield attached to a distal end of the handle. An opening is formed in the distal end of the handle to receive a vial. The vial is placed through the opening and into a passageway of the handle with the upper end of the vial exposed. A user grasps the handle which holds the vial in a stabilized manner. A needle may then safely approach the vial in which inadvertent slippage or movement of the needle results in contact with the needle against the shield and not contact with the user's hand.

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