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Protected hypodermic needle

  • US 4,695,274 A
  • Filed: 01/31/1986
  • Issued: 09/22/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A disposable needle attachment for use with a syringe body assembly which has an expulsion end and a handle end, said needle attachment comprising a needle-holding member having at one end a recess of constructing configuration for releasable sealing engagement with the syringe body assembly at said expulsion end and a needle-holding end for the mounting of a hypodermic needle, a reltively closed safety jacket member having a needle-receiving pocket, a permeable closure at one end of the jacket member for alignment with a free end of the needle, the other end of the jacket member having a variable connection to the needle-holding member, said jacket member having a protective first position relative to the needle-holding member adapted to entirely contain the needle and a second position wherein said needle is adapted to be exposed through said permeable closure in a work position, said jacket member being turnable to said protective first position wherein said disposable needle attachment is removable from said body assembly for disposal.

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