Extended finger flange for syringe systems
AssigneeSafety Syringes, Inc.
InventorPhilip E. Dowds
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes an extended finger flange that facilitate use of syringe systems. The extended finger flange increases the surface area available for an end user's fingers thereby allowing a more secure grip on the device and providing greater control during administrations of the medication.
Claims20
A syringe system comprising
- a needle guard having a shield and a body, the body being configured to receive a syringe, the needle guard having a pair of finger flanges integral to one of the shield and the body and extending laterally adjacent a proximal end of one of the shield and the body;
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- an extended finger flange separate from the pair of finger flanges integral to one of the shield and the body and removably coupled with the needle guard, wherein the extended finger flange comprises a central portion configured to receive the needle guard and an extended area that increases the surface area available for a user's fingers to grip beyond the surface area of the pair of finger flanges integral to one of the shield and the body of the needle guard, wherein the extended finger flange comprises one or more latching features releasably latchable to a complimentary portion of the needle guard.
An extended finger flange for a syringe system, the syringe system comprising a syringe and a needle guard operably coupled to the syringe, the needle guard including a shield and a body and a pair of finger flanges integral to one of the shield and the body and extending laterally adjacent a proximal end of one of the shield and the body, the extended finger flange comprising:
- a central attachment area configured to receive a needle guard of a syringe system, and
- an extended area extending from the central attachment area and configured to be engaged by an end user's fingers, the extended area increasing the surface area available for the end user's fingers to engage beyond the surface area of the pair of finger flanges integral to one of the shield and the body of the needle guard of the syringe system, wherein the extended finger flange comprises one or more latching features releasably latchable to a complimentary portion of the needle guard.
A syringe system comprising
- a needle guard having a shield and a body, the body being configured to receive a syringe, the needle guard having a figure grip surface area integral to one of the shield and the body;
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- an extended finger flange separate from the figure grip surface area integral to one of the shield and the body and removably coupled with the needle guard, wherein the extended finger flange comprises a central portion configured to receive the needle guard and an extended area having a that increases the surface area available for a user's fingers to grip beyond the surface area available for the user's fingers to grip on the needle guard on the figure grip surface area integral to one of the shield and the body, wherein the extended finger flange comprises one or more latching features releasably latchable to a complimentary portion of the needle guard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.