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Telescoping needle shield

  • US 5,792,122 A
  • Filed: 07/31/1997
  • Issued: 08/11/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A needle shield for a needle having opposed proximal and distal ends, said shield comprising a plurality of tubes surrounding said needle, with a proximal-most tube defining a base tube fixed in proximity to said proximal end of said needle, and a distal-most tube operably connected to the base tube for telescoping movement between a collapsed condition where the distal-most tube is disposed over the base tube and the distal end of said needle is exposed and an extended condition where the distal end of the needle is surrounded by the shield and wherein the distal-most tube has a wall thickness greater than a wall thickness of the base tube.

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