Needle protector
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1. A needle protector for use with a needle assembly that includes a piercing end, a hub and a plastic tube attached to the hub, said protector comprising:
- a body including proximal and distal open end;
a plurality of side walls extending between the said proximal and distal open ends, said side walls defining an interior chamber, wherein said distal open end is adapted to receive the hub of a needle assembly;
wherein said proximal open end is comprised of an end wall, said end wall defining an aperture sized that said hub cannot pass through said proximal open end, said aperture defining a multiple profile window including a first profile sized and shaped to slidably receive said tubing and a second profile sized and shaped to retain said tubing, said aperture being completely enclosed by said end wall such that said tubing is contained within said aperture;
wherein at least one of said side walls includes a flexible retaining member adapted for contacting said hub of said needle assembly and spaced a sufficient distance from said distal end such that when said needle hub is in the fully retracted position said piercing end is completely contained within said interior chamber; and
wherein one of said side walls further comprises a longitudinally extending depression in the interior surface of said one of said side walls thereby defining an internal groove extending axially from said first open distal end to said open proximal end.
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Abstract
Needle protectors for housing used blood collection needles are disclosed. The needle protectors are single-piece protectors that include an open distal end for receiving a needle hub (with needle mounted thereon). A retaining member locks the hub when the needle hub is fully retracted. A viewing slot in one of the walls of the needle protector is provided.
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1. A needle protector for use with a needle assembly that includes a piercing end, a hub and a plastic tube attached to the hub, said protector comprising:
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a body including proximal and distal open end; a plurality of side walls extending between the said proximal and distal open ends, said side walls defining an interior chamber, wherein said distal open end is adapted to receive the hub of a needle assembly; wherein said proximal open end is comprised of an end wall, said end wall defining an aperture sized that said hub cannot pass through said proximal open end, said aperture defining a multiple profile window including a first profile sized and shaped to slidably receive said tubing and a second profile sized and shaped to retain said tubing, said aperture being completely enclosed by said end wall such that said tubing is contained within said aperture; wherein at least one of said side walls includes a flexible retaining member adapted for contacting said hub of said needle assembly and spaced a sufficient distance from said distal end such that when said needle hub is in the fully retracted position said piercing end is completely contained within said interior chamber; and wherein one of said side walls further comprises a longitudinally extending depression in the interior surface of said one of said side walls thereby defining an internal groove extending axially from said first open distal end to said open proximal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A needle protector assembly comprising a needle assembly, including a piercing end attached to one end of a hub and a length of tubing attached to the opposite end of said hub, said hub further comprising a rib extending outwardly therefrom;
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a body including proximal and distal open ends; a plurality of side walls extending between said proximal and distal open ends, said side walls defining an interior chamber, wherein said distal end is adapted to receive the hub of said needle assembly, wherein one of said side walls includes a flexible retaining member adapted for contacting said hub of said needle assembly and spaced a sufficient distance from the distal end such that when said needle hub is in the fully retracted position said piercing end is completely contained within said interior chamber and wherein another of said side walls further comprises a longitudinally extending depression in the interior surface of said one of said side walls thereby defining an internal groove extending axially from said first open distal end to said open proximal end; and wherein said proximal open end is comprised of an end wall, said end wall defining an aperture sized so that said hub cannot pass through said proximal open end, said aperture comprising a multiple profile window including a first profile sized and shaped to slidably receive said tubing and a second profile sized and shaped to retain said tubing, said aperture being completely enclosed by said end wall such that said tubing is contained within said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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