Safety syringe sealing system and method of use
First Claim
1. A safety syringe sealing system, the system comprising:
- a safety syringe having a barrel, a needle, a plunger and a needle sheath, wherein the needle sheath is movable relative to the barrel and the needle between a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the needle is protected, the needle sheath having an open end defined therein; and
a plug that is engageable with the needle sheath at the open end thereof when the needle sheath is in the extended position.
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Abstract
A safety syringe sealing system and method of use is disclosed. The safety syringe sealing system includes the combination of a safety syringe and a plug. The safety syringe includes a barrel, a needle, a plunger and a needle sheath. The needle sheath is movable between a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the needle is protected, the needle sheath defining an open end. There is a plug that is engageable with the open end of the needle sheath when the needle sheath is in the extended position. The sealing system can also include a pharmaceutical pig, having a base and cap, where the base and cap define a hollow center section that is capable of receiving the safety syringe. Therefore, the safety syringe, having a plugged needle sheath, may be sealed within the pharmaceutical pig to prevent leakage and inadvertent exposure.
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33 Claims
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1. A safety syringe sealing system, the system comprising:
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a safety syringe having a barrel, a needle, a plunger and a needle sheath, wherein the needle sheath is movable relative to the barrel and the needle between a retracted position where the needle is exposed, to an extended position where the needle is protected, the needle sheath having an open end defined therein; and
a plug that is engageable with the needle sheath at the open end thereof when the needle sheath is in the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13)
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14. A method of using a safety syringe system, the method comprising:
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moving a needle sheath of a safety syringe from a retracted position where a needle of the safety syringe is exposed, to an extended position where the needle is protected, the needle sheath having an open end defined therein; and
plugging the open end of the needle sheath when the needle sheath is in the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. (canceled)
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20. A method of using a safety syringe system, the method comprising:
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inserting a plug in a hollow center section of a base of a pharmaceutical pig having a cap;
moving a needle sheath of a safety syringe from a retracted position where a needle of the safety syringe is exposed to an extended position where the needle is protected, the needle sheath having an open end defined therein through which the needle passes during the moving of the needle sheath from the retracted position to the extended position;
inserting the safety syringe into the hollow center section of the base of the pharmaceutical pig, wherein the inserting of the safety syringe includes engaging the sheath plug in the pharmaceutical pig with the needle sheath at the open end thereof to plug the open end of the needle sheath, the needle sheath being in the extended position during the engaging of the sheath plug with the needle sheath. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33)
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25-31. -31. (canceled)
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