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Combination needle assembly and needle safety guard

  • US 6,824,530 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2002
  • Issued: 11/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A combination needle assembly and needle safety guard comprising:

  • a main body;

    a needle extending at an angle from an end portion of the main body;

    a shield having opposed open ends and having a hollow portion slidably positioned around the needle;

    a pair of folding legs connected between the main body and the shield; and

    , a fastener adapted to position the shield in a first position to maximize the needle exposure, and to permit the shield to slide along the needle to a second position through unfolding of the legs to surround and/or trap a distal end portion of the needle.

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