Retractable hypodermic needle
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1. A retractable hypodermic needle assembly comprising:
- a body, said body having a needle end and an attachment end, an attachment structure on the attachment end of said body for attachment to a device which handles biologically-active materials, said attachment structure comprising a Luer lock structure for engaging a Luer lock on a device for handling biological fluids and a cavity in said body for receiving the nozzle of said Luer lock;
a tubular needle sheath on the needle end of said body, a tubular hypodermic needle having a fluid passage therethrough, said hypodermic needle being slidably mounted in said needle sheath from a first position where said needle does not extend from said needle sheath to a second position wherein said needle extends from said needle sheath said body having no biologically active material space except in said needle passage;
a compression spring interengaged between said needle and said body to urge said needle towards said first position; and
a seal structure within said cavity in said body for sealing said needle with respect to a device for handling biologically active fluids.
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Abstract
A needle assembly includes a sheath into which a hypodermic needle is withdrawn in a protected position. Installation of the needle assembly onto a Luer lock causes the needle to be thrust forward out of the sheath. A spring urges the needle to the withdrawn position. An elastomeric ball in the needle assembly provides sealing.
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1. A retractable hypodermic needle assembly comprising:
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a body, said body having a needle end and an attachment end, an attachment structure on the attachment end of said body for attachment to a device which handles biologically-active materials, said attachment structure comprising a Luer lock structure for engaging a Luer lock on a device for handling biological fluids and a cavity in said body for receiving the nozzle of said Luer lock; a tubular needle sheath on the needle end of said body, a tubular hypodermic needle having a fluid passage therethrough, said hypodermic needle being slidably mounted in said needle sheath from a first position where said needle does not extend from said needle sheath to a second position wherein said needle extends from said needle sheath said body having no biologically active material space except in said needle passage; a compression spring interengaged between said needle and said body to urge said needle towards said first position; and a seal structure within said cavity in said body for sealing said needle with respect to a device for handling biologically active fluids. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A retractable hypodermic needle assembly comprising:
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a body, said body having an attachment end and a needle end, said attachment end of said body being configured to receive and attach to a Luer lock on a biologically-active fluid-handling device wherein the Luer lock has a nozzle thereon which extends into said body when said body is attached to a Luer lock; a tubular needle sheath on said needle end of said body, a cavity in said body, a needle opening in said tubular needle sheath, said needle opening extending into said cavity in said body; a hypodermic needle slidably mounted within said needle sheath, said hypodermic needle extending into said cavity, a spring structure interengaged between said needle and said body to urge said needle to a first position with respect to said body wherein said needle is retracted into said needle sheath, said needle and said sheath being configured so that when said needle is in a second position with respect to said body, said hypodermic needle extends out of said tubular needle sheath to a sufficient extent to be able to be used for hypodermic needle purposes; and a seal within said body interengaged between said needle and said body to seal said needle to the nozzle of a Luer lock when said body is attached to a biologically-active fluid-handling device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. The method of exchanging biologically active fluid between a biologically active fluid handling device and a patient comprising the steps of:
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attaching a retractable hypodermic needle assembly onto a Luer lock of a biologically active fluid handling device wherein the hypodermic needle assembly has a cavity therein to receive the nozzle of the Luer lock and has a needle sheath which completely contains the hypodermic needle in a first position; attaching the assembly to the Luer lock so that the nozzle of the Luer lock engages the needle and thrusts the needle to a second position where the needle extends from the sheath; puncturing the patient with the hypodermic needle and exchanging biologically active fluid between the patient and the biologically active fluid handling device; withdrawing the needle from the patient; and removing the hypodermic needle assembly from the Luer lock so that an internal spring structure within the body withdraws the needle into the sheath into the first position so that the needle is fully engaged in the sheath in the protected position.
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20. A retractable hypodermic needle assembly comprising:
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a body, said body having a needle end and an attachment end, attachment structure on the attachment end of said body for direct attachment to a device which handles biologically-active materials; a tubular needle sheath secured directly on the needle end of said body, a tubular hypodermic needle slidably mounted in said needle sheath from a first position where said needle does not extend from said needle sheath to a second position wherein said needle extends from said needle sheath; a spring structure interengaged directly between said needle and said body to urge said needle towards said first position; and a seal structure within said body directly engaging said body and said needle for sealing said needle with respect to a device for handling biologically active fluids.
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