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US 10,702,663 B2Granted
Reconstitution means for safety device
AssigneeSafety Syringes, Inc.
InventorsJames M. Verespej, Philip E. Dowds
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a needle guard device or system that can be used with drugs requiring reconstitution. The needle guard is preferably a passive needle guard that can be used during reconstitution without activating the safety mechanism. Following administration of the medication, the needle guard shields a user from inadvertent needle sticks by extending a protective shield over the needle.
Claims15
A protective system for a medical device, comprising:
- a needle guard comprising:
- a shield having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a body having a proximal end and a distal end;
- one or more trigger fingers disposed on the shield, the one or more trigger fingers configured to, in a latched position, maintain the shield in a first, retracted position, the trigger fingers being displaceable from the latched position;
- and
- a spring configured to bias the shield from the first, retracted position to a second, extended position when the one or more trigger fingers are displaced from the latched position;
- and
- a clip removably coupled with the needle guard, the clip comprising one or more extensions configured to interact with at least one of the shield and the body to retain the shield in the first, retracted position when the one or more trigger fingers are displaced from the latched position,
- wherein the clip must be removed in order for the shield to be deployed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.