Detectable heavy duty needle
First Claim
1. A needle assembly comprising an elongate permanently magnetizable or magnetic stainless steel needle cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a sidewall therebetween, the cannula having a lumen therethrough wherein the cannula at its proximal end is securely fixed to a mounting hub which is capable of being mounted on a device for injecting a dosage of a material in an animal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a detectable heavy duty needle cannula (12) for use in hypodermic syringes and the like. Needle cannula (12) comprises a magnetizable or magnetized stainless steel alloy, which enables needle cannula (12) to be detectable in metal detectors that are commonly used in the meat processing industry to detect broken needle cannulas in the flesh of slaughtered animals. Needle cannula (12) further comprises a sidewall (17) that is thicker than the sidewalls of prior art needle cannulas. The thicker sidewall imparts to needle cannula (12) greater resistance to breakage during the process of injecting animal health products into an animal and greater detectability in a metal detector.
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- 1. A needle assembly comprising an elongate permanently magnetizable or magnetic stainless steel needle cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a sidewall therebetween, the cannula having a lumen therethrough wherein the cannula at its proximal end is securely fixed to a mounting hub which is capable of being mounted on a device for injecting a dosage of a material in an animal.
- 9. A stainless steel tubular needle defined by at least one wall forming the tube and supported on a hub for mounting on a device for injecting a dosage of a material in an animals, wherein the needle is magnetizable or magnetic to a level which enables detection of the magnetism of the needle when broken off in the flesh of an animal when the animal is slaughtered and processed.
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16. In a method of injecting flesh of a living food animal which comprises:
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(a) providing an injection means comprising a tubular needle defined by at least one wall forming the tube and supported on a hub and mounted on a device for injecting a dosage of a material in an animal, wherein the needle is made of stainless steel, which is magnetizable or magnetic at a level that enables detection of the magnetism of the needle if the needle is broken off in the flesh of the living animal during the injection; and
(b) injecting the living animal with the dosage using the needle, whereby when the needle breaks in the animal during the injection, the needle can be detected in the flesh of the animal upon slaughter and processing into the food.
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23. In a slaughtering method for slaughter and processing of animals for food while conveying the flesh of the animal, the improvement which comprises detecting a broken stainless steel tubular needle in the flesh, wherein the needle has at least one wall and is supported on a hub for mounting on a device for injecting a dosage of a material into an animal, wherein the needle is magnetized to a level which enables detection of the magnetism of the needle when broken off in the flesh of an animal when the animal is slaughtered and processed.
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