Safety shield for a needle assembly
First Claim
1. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprisinga cover including an elongate channel and a retainer engageable with the needle assembly with the elongate channel positioned over the needle;
- a mount including a socket to rigidly retain the luer hub of the needle assembly;
a hinge, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge with the elongate channel extending longitudinally from the hinge;
a flexible tear strip extending over the channel, enclosing the needle within the channel.
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Abstract
A safety shield for a needle assembly which includes a cover, a mount and a hinge forming a shield body. The shield body defines a cavity in which a needle assembly having a needle and a luer hub is positioned. The mount includes a socket for receipt of the luer hub while the cover includes a retainer for coupling with the needle assembly. A hinge includes a living hinge between the cover and the mount. A tab encloses one end of the mount. Both the cover and the tab are associated with the mount by means of frangible webs to define a sealed body. A flexible tear strip extends over the cavity to fully seal the body.
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43 Claims
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1. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprising
a cover including an elongate channel and a retainer engageable with the needle assembly with the elongate channel positioned over the needle; -
a mount including a socket to rigidly retain the luer hub of the needle assembly;
a hinge, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge with the elongate channel extending longitudinally from the hinge;
a flexible tear strip extending over the channel, enclosing the needle within the channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprising
a cover including an elongate channel and a retainer engageable with the needle assembly with the elongate channel positioned over the needle; -
a mount including a socket to rigidly retain the luer hub of the needle assembly and an access end providing access to the end of the luer hub;
a hinge, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge with the elongate channel extending longitudinally from the hinge;
an end piece extending across the access end;
a frangible sealing web between the mount and the end piece.
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10. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprising
a needle cover including an elongate first channel; -
a mount retaining the luer hub including a second channel aligned with the elongate first channel;
a hinge pivotally coupling the needle cover and the mount between the needle cover and the mount;
a frangible locking web extending between the cover and the mount from both sides of the hinge to the edges of the first and second channels, the hinge and the frangible locking web being continuously impervious between the cover and the mount. - View Dependent Claims (11, 43)
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12. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprising
a cover including an elongate channel and a retainer engageable with the needle assembly with the elongate channel positioned over the needle; -
a mount including a socket to rigidly retain the luer hub of the needle assembly;
a hinge, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge with the elongate channel extending longitudinally from the hinge;
a frangible locking web extending between the cover and the mount. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprising
a shield body generally forming an elongate open cavity and including a cover, a mount and a hinge, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge and having an elongate first channel extending longitudinally from the hinge and a retainer engageable with the needle assembly with the elongate first channel positioned over the needle, the mount having a second channel with a socket therein to rigidly retain the luer hub of the needle assembly; a flexible tear strip extending over the cavity, closing the first and second channels and enclosing the needle within the cover with the luer hub in the socket. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprising
a shield body generally forming an elongate open cavity and including a cover, a mount, a hinge and an end piece, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge and having an elongate first channel extending longitudinally from the hinge and a retainer engageable with the needle assembly with the elongate first channel positioned over the needle, the mount having a second channel with a socket therein to rigidly retain the luer hub of the needle assembly and an access end providing access to the end of the luer hub, the end piece extending across the access end of the mount and a frangible sealing web between the mount and the end piece; a flexible tear strip extending over the open cavity, closing the first and second channels and enclosing the needle within the cover with the luer hub in the socket, the flexible tear strip extending to the end piece and sealing the open cavity along with the end piece. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A safety shield and needle assembly comprising
a needle; -
a luer hub, the needle extending from the luer hub;
a cover including an elongate channel with a closed end portion and a retainer engageable with the needle with the elongate channel positioned over the needle;
a mount including a socket to rigidly retain the luer;
a hinge, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge with the elongate channel extending longitudinally from the hinge;
a flexible tear strip extending over the channel, enclosing the needle within the channel. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A safety shield and needle assembly comprising
a needle; -
a luer hub, the needle extending from the luer hub;
a cover including an elongate channel with a closed end portion and a retainer engageable with the needle with the elongate channel positioned over the needle;
a mount including a socket to rigidly retain the luer;
a hinge, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge with the elongate channel extending longitudinally from the hinge;
a frangible locking web extending between the cover and the mount. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A safety shield and needle assembly comprising
a needle; -
a luer hub, the needle extending from the luer hub;
a shield body generally forming an elongate open cavity and including a cover, a mount, a hinge and an end piece, the cover being mounted to the mount by the hinge and having an elongate first channel extending longitudinally from the hinge and a retainer engageable with the needle assembly with the elongate first channel positioned over the needle, the mount having a second channel with a socket therein to rigidly retain the luer hub of the needle assembly and an access end providing access to the end of the luer hub, the end piece extending across the access end of the mount and a frangible sealing web between the mount and the end piece;
a flexible tear strip extending over the open cavity, closing the first and second channels and enclosing the needle within the cover with the luer hub in the socket, the flexible tear strip extending to the end piece and sealing the open cavity along with the end piece. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A safety shield for a needle assembly with a needle and a luer hub, comprising
a needle cover including an elongate first channel; -
a mount retaining the luer hub including a second channel aligned with the elongate first channel and having an access end;
a hinge pivotally coupling the needle cover and the mount between the needle cover and the mount;
a frangible locking web extending between the cover and the mount from both sides of the hinge to the edges of the first and second channels, the hinge and the frangible locking web being continuously impervious between the cover and the mount;
an end piece extending across the access end;
a frangible sealing web between the mount and the end piece;
a flexible tear strip affixed to the edges of the elongate first channel, the edges of the second channel and the end piece, enclosing the needle assembly within the needle cover and mount. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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