Safety needle container
First Claim
1. Safety device to be used with a needle, comprising:
- a base for connecting said needle to a syringe;
a housing having a first selection flexibly coupled to said base, a second section longitudinally in alignment with said baseand a compressible section sandwiched between and integrally connecting said first and second sections, said housing pivotable about said base toward a position in substantial alignment along the longitudinal axis of said needle for enveloping said needle; and
means adapted to said second section to substantially sealingly secure the tip of said needle when said second section is urged toward said first section.
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Abstract
A universal safety adapter usable with different types of needles and syringes has integral first and second portions and a housing, including an integral compressible section connecting a main body section to an end cap section, flexibly connected to one of the portions. In the case of the first portion being mated to the hub of a needle assembly, the housing is flexibly connected thereto by a living hinge. Once the needle assembly has been mated to the first portion of the safety adapter, to preclude accidental pricking by the needle after use, the housing is pivoted to a position whereby it completely envelops the cannula. To provide additional protection, the end cap section, which has adapted thereto an elastomer, may be urged longitudinally toward the main body section so that the tip of the contaminated needle is completely encased by the elastomer as the compressible section collapses under pressure. The dead space volume at the junction where the needle is connected to the syringe can be substantially reduced by a second embodiment of the safety adapter of the present invention which includes a male extension within the female luer.
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Citations
57 Claims
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1. Safety device to be used with a needle, comprising:
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a base for connecting said needle to a syringe; a housing having a first selection flexibly coupled to said base, a second section longitudinally in alignment with said baseand a compressible section sandwiched between and integrally connecting said first and second sections, said housing pivotable about said base toward a position in substantial alignment along the longitudinal axis of said needle for enveloping said needle; and means adapted to said second section to substantially sealingly secure the tip of said needle when said second section is urged toward said first section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Safety device to be used with a needle, comprising:
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a base having integral first and second portions for coupling said needle to a syringe; housing means having a main section one end of which being flexibly connected to said first portion of said base, an end section and a compressible section sandwiched between said main and end sections, said housing means pivotable about said first portion of said base to an operative position to substantially align along the longitudinal axis of said needle for enveloping the same; means adapted to said end section of said housing means to sealingly secure the tip of said needle after said needle has been enveloped by said housing means and said end section has been urged toward said base such that said compressible section collapses longitudinally along the length of the needle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Safety device for a needle having a hub, comprising:
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a base having a first portion including a male projection for insertion into said hub of said needle, and an internally threaded annular collar surrounding said male projection for detachably coupling said needle to said base via said hub; a second portion integrally extending away from said first portion including a female receptacle for accepting an ejection end of a syringe; and a housing pivotable to a position in substantial alignment along the longitudinal axis of said needle for enveloping said needle, said housing having a main body one end of which being flexibly connected to said first portion of said base to provide pivoting thereabout; an end cap; a compressible extension sandwiched between said main body and said end cap, and integrally connecting the other end of said main body to said end cap; and means within said main body for confining said needle within said housing once said housing has been pivoted to said position. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. Safety device to be used with a needle, comprising:
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a base for connecting said needle to a syringe; a housing having a first end and a second end; compressible joint means flexibly connecting said housing to said base via said first end, said housing pivotable about said joint means toward a position in substantial alignment along the longitudinal axis of said needle for enveloping said needle; and means adapted to said second end to sealingly secure the tip of said needle when a compressive force resulting from a relative movement of said housing and said base being urged toward each other is applied to said joint means to compress the same. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. Safety device to be used with a needle, comprising:
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a base having integral first and second portions for coupling said needle to a syringe; a housing having a first end and a capped end; compressible means flexibly coupling said first end of said housing to said second portion of said base so that said housing is pivotable about said compressible means to an operative position to substantially align along the longitudinal axis of said needle for enveloping the same; means adapted to said capped end of said housing to sealingly secure the tip of said needle after said housing has been pivoted to envelop said needle and said housing and said base urged relative toward each other to compress said compressible means longitudinally along the length of said needle. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
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Specification