Needle protector sheath
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1. A needle protector sheath which comprises a body having a top wall, sidewalls, and at least partially open ends;
- a slot having an upper and a lower wall formed in each sidewall to slidingly receive a needle wing extending through each of said slots each slot extending through one of said ends;
said protector sheath defining an open, bottom aperture extending the entire length of said body, to permit said sheath to be laterally applied to tubing connected to a winged needle, and to be advanced to a position where the needle point is recessed in said sheath and the needle wings extend through said slots.
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Abstract
A needle protector sheath comprises a body having a top wall, sidewalls and open ends. A slot is formed in each sidewall to slidingly receive a needle wing extending through each of the slots. Typically the slots extend through one end of the protector sheath. The protector sheath also defines an open, bottom aperture extending from end to end of the body, to permit the sheath to be laterally applied to tubing connected to a winged needle and to be advanced to a position where the needle tip is recessed in the sheath and the needle wings extend through the slots.
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1. A needle protector sheath which comprises a body having a top wall, sidewalls, and at least partially open ends;
- a slot having an upper and a lower wall formed in each sidewall to slidingly receive a needle wing extending through each of said slots each slot extending through one of said ends;
said protector sheath defining an open, bottom aperture extending the entire length of said body, to permit said sheath to be laterally applied to tubing connected to a winged needle, and to be advanced to a position where the needle point is recessed in said sheath and the needle wings extend through said slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a slot having an upper and a lower wall formed in each sidewall to slidingly receive a needle wing extending through each of said slots each slot extending through one of said ends;
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10. A needle protector sheath which comprises a body having a top wall, sidewalls, and open ends;
- a slot having an upper and a lower wall formed in each sidewall to slidingly receive a needle wing extending through each of said slots, said protector sheath defining an open, bottom aperture extending the entire length of said body to permit said sheath to be laterally applied to tubing connected to a winged needle and to be advanced to a position where the needle point is recessed in said sheath and the needle wings extend through said slots, said slots sloping toward said bottom aperture as they extend toward one end of said body, and further in which said body defines a needle tip retaining wall formed between said top and sidewalls adjacent said one end of said body.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- 20. A needle protector sheath which comprises a body having a top wall, sidewalls, and at least partially open ends, at least one slot having an upper and lower wall formed in at least one of said sidewalls to slidingly receive a needle wing extending through said slot, said protector sheath defining an open, bottom aperture extending the entire length of said body to permit said sheath to be laterally applied to tubing connecting to a winged needle and to be advanced to a position where the needle point is recessed in said sheath and said needle wing extends through said slot.
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