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Needle protection device for use with a vial

  • US 6,951,551 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2002
  • Issued: 10/04/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for preventing a needle from being exposed to the environment, comprising:

  • a vial having a body, a neck extending from said body and a needle extending from a hub having a base fitted to said neck; and

    a housing for enveloping said needle, said housing having a collar that is configured to fit to said vial, said collar having a portion clampingly form fitting about a major circumference of said body of said vial and an extension tapered from said portion having a cross section less than said portion form fitting about a major circumference of the neck of said vial, said extension being securely held by the base of said hub.

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