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Needle sheath

  • US 6,524,278 B1
  • Filed: 05/03/2000
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hypodermic syringe having a barrel, a hollow fluid dispensing needle which projects from the barrel, a needle retractor operable to retract the needle after use from the projecting position to an inaccessible and inoperative position, and a sheath which is removably engageable with the syringe to sheath the needle and provide an interior zone for communication with the internal bore of the needle, the sheath being apertured to admit liquid to said zone whereby liquid drawn through the needle into the syringe first passes into said zone.

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