Transfer needle safety apparatus
First Claim
1. A transfer needle safety apparatus comprising:
- a shield having a wide diameter proximal end side-wall defining a cavity and a rim defining a substantially full diameter proximal opening, said shield having a narrower diameter distal end wall with an open tubular extension extending distally therefrom, said shield having an inner contour adapted to receive a wide body collection vessel; and
a removable sleeve adapted to fit into said cavity and self align coaxially therewith, said removable sleeve comprising an inner cylinder defining an open proximal end and an open distal end and having an inside diameter adapted for receiving a narrow body collection vessel.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A transfer needle safety apparatus including a guide port adapted to fit a variety of body fluid receptacle sizes. A sleeve substantially fills the cavity inside a needle shield. The sleeve includes a robust external lead-in structure for aligning/assembling and centering the sleeve in the shield and a robust internal lead-in structure for aligning and centering a narrow body receptacle onto a needle. The sleeve engages a long section of the outer surface of a receptacle thereby preventing rocking or lateral motion of a receptacle septum relative to a needle tip. Streamlined gripping features allow removal of the sleeve from the shield.
23 Citations
28 Claims
-
1. A transfer needle safety apparatus comprising:
-
a shield having a wide diameter proximal end side-wall defining a cavity and a rim defining a substantially full diameter proximal opening, said shield having a narrower diameter distal end wall with an open tubular extension extending distally therefrom, said shield having an inner contour adapted to receive a wide body collection vessel; and
a removable sleeve adapted to fit into said cavity and self align coaxially therewith, said removable sleeve comprising an inner cylinder defining an open proximal end and an open distal end and having an inside diameter adapted for receiving a narrow body collection vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A transfer needle safety apparatus comprising:
-
a shield having a side-wall defining a cavity with a substantially full diameter proximal opening and having a narrower diameter distal end wall with an open tubular extension extending distally therefrom, said shield having an inside diameter adapted to receive a wide body collection vessel; and
a removable sleeve adapted to fit into said cavity and self align coaxially therewith, said removable sleeve comprising an inner cylinder defining an open proximal end and an open distal end and having an inside diameter adapted for receiving a narrow body collection vessel;
said open proximal end of said inside cylinder having a finger extending to a diameter equal or greater than said proximal opening in said shield - View Dependent Claims (17)
-
-
18. A method of safely transferring body fluids to a vessel comprising:
-
providing a shield having a side-wall defining a cavity with a rim defining a substantially full diameter proximal opening and having a narrower diameter distal end wall with an open tubular extension extending distally therefrom, said shield having an inside diameter adapted to receive a wide body collection vessel; and
providing a fluid transfer needle permanently installed with said shield and extending from the proximal end of said tubular extension into said cavity;
providing a removable sleeve adapted to fit into said cavity and self align coaxially therewith, said removable sleeve comprising an inner cylinder defining an open proximal end and an open distal end and having an inside diameter adapted for receiving a narrow body collection vessel;
fitting the luer of fluid transfer syringe to the distal end of said tubular extension;
inserting the mouth of a narrow body fluid receptacle having a puncturable septum into said sleeve and puncturing said septum with said needle;
transferring fluid from said syringe into said narrow body receptacle; and
removing said narrow body receptacle from said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
-
21. A transfer needle safety apparatus comprising:
-
a tubular shield having an open proximal end and a distal portion that includes a lumen configured to facilitate fluid transfer, wherein the distal portion of the shield defines a plurality of internally stepped shoulders. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
-
Specification