Medical needle assemblies
First Claim
1. A sterile, single-use needle assembly for administering a unit dose of a vaccine comprising:
- a hub including a first end and a second end;
a unit dose needle having a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine extending from said first end of said hub and a non-patient end extending from said second end of said hub;
a first packaging shield removably encompassing said patient end of said unit dose needle; and
a second packaging shield removably encompassing said non-patient end of said unit dose needle, wherein said first packaging shield and said second packaging shield form a sterile seal with the unit dose needle contained within said first packaging shield.
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Abstract
A shielded, sterile, single-use unit dose needle assembly includes a unit dose needle with a hub and two packaging shields sealingly mated to one another encasing the hub and unit dose needle. The unit dose needle has a handle end and a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine. The hub is fixedly attached to the unit dose needle between the handle end and the patient end. The first packaging shield extends over the patient end, and the second packaging shield extends over the handle end of the unit dose needle. The first and second packaging shields are removably attached to one another to form an air-tight sterility seal, with the unit dose needle contained within the first packaging shield.
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29 Claims
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1. A sterile, single-use needle assembly for administering a unit dose of a vaccine comprising:
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a hub including a first end and a second end;
a unit dose needle having a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine extending from said first end of said hub and a non-patient end extending from said second end of said hub;
a first packaging shield removably encompassing said patient end of said unit dose needle; and
a second packaging shield removably encompassing said non-patient end of said unit dose needle, wherein said first packaging shield and said second packaging shield form a sterile seal with the unit dose needle contained within said first packaging shield. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sterile needle assembly for administering a unit dose of a vaccine comprising:
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a unit dose needle having an elongated body including a blunt handle end and a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine;
a hub fixedly attached to the elongated body of the unit dose needle between the patient end and the blunt handle end;
a first packaging shield encompassing the patient end of the unit dose needle and removably attached to the hub; and
a second packaging shield encompassing the blunt handle end of the unit dose needle and removably attached to the hub, wherein the attachment between the first packaging shield and the hub forms a sterile seal, with the unit dose needle contained within the first packaging shield. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A sterile needle assembly for administering a unit dose of a vaccine comprising:
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a unit dose needle having an elongated body including a non-patient end and a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine;
a hub fixedly attached to the elongated body of the unit dose needle having a first end and a second end;
a first packaging shield encompassing the patient end of the unit dose needle and removably attached to said first end of said hub; and
a second packaging shield attached to the second end of the hub, wherein the attachment between the first packaging shield and the hub forms a sterile seal, with the unit dose needle contained within the first packaging shield. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A sterile needle assembly for administering a unit dose of a vaccine comprising:
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a unit dose needle having an elongated body including a blunt handle end and a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine;
a hub fixedly attached to the elongated body of the unit dose needle between the patient end and the blunt handle end;
a first packaging shield encompassing the patient end of the unit dose needle; and
a second packaging shield encompassing the blunt handle end of the unit dose needle, wherein the unit dose needle is contained within the first packaging shield in a sterile environment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A sterile needle assembly for administering a unit dose of a vaccine comprising:
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a unit dose needle having an elongated body including a non-patient end and a patient end configured to hold a unit dose of a vaccine;
a hub fixedly attached to the elongated body of the unit dose needle between the non-patient end and the patient end;
a first packaging shield encompassing the patient end of the unit dose needle and removably mated with said hub; and
a second packaging shield removably mated with the first packaging shield, wherein the unit dose needle is maintained within the first packaging shield in a sterile environment. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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