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Needle protection device

DC
  • US 5,139,489 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1991
  • Issued: 08/18/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A safety device to be used with a needle assembly having a first end for invasively contacting a body and a second end for communicating with a container, comprising:

  • a holder having a hollow main body section and a receptacle end extending therefrom, said holder further having an open end through which at least a portion of said container is inserted into said main body section, said receptacle end of said holder being mated with said second end of said needle assembly such that at least a portion of said second end extends into said main body section to be in communication with said inserted portion of said container to provide a conduit to said container for fluid passage between said body and said container;

    housing means flexibly connected to said holder, and pivotable toward a position in substantial alignment along the longitudinal axis of said needle assembly for enveloping said first end of said needle assembly, said housing means including locking means for substantially fixedly retaining said first end of said needle assembly within said housing means once said housing means has been pivoted to said position.

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