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Safety needle cartridge system

  • US 5,615,771 A
  • Filed: 04/07/1993
  • Issued: 04/01/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A safety package comprising:

  • a base having a first end matable with a syringe and a second end matable with a needle assembly;

    cap means for enclosing said first end;

    sheath means for enclosing said second end, said sheath means being fitted to said second end;

    housing means hingedly attached to said base and pivotable to a position to be in substantial alignment along the longitudinal axis of said base;

    wherein said needle assembly comprises a needle attached to a hub;

    wherein after said sheath means has been removed from said second end and said needle assembly mated thereto, said housing means pivotable for substantially enveloping said needle mated via said hub to said second end; and

    wherein said sheath means encloses at least a portion of said needle assembly including a needle, said second end of said base comprises an internal thread for receiving a hub of said needle assembly, said sheath means having a first portion cooperatively biasing against a second portion of said base so that when said sheath means is rotated to fully thread said hub into said base, said sheath means is automatically loosened from said hub for easy removal from said needle.

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