Needle protector
AssigneeEMD Millipore Corporation
InventorsJohn Gugliotti, Michael Gugliotti
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Abstract
A needle protector, having a flexible material, a pocket defining an internal volume, a wrapping strap having a plurality of holes, and a main body disposed between the pocket and the wrapping strap; at least one rigid body or cylinder for placement within the internal volume; and; a pin for placement within one of the plurality of holes, wherein the pin is capable of releasably locking the pocket and the main body when the wrapping strap is wrapped around the pocket and the main body.
Claims14
A needle protector made of a flexible material, comprising:
- a pocket having a front side and a rear side, the pocket defining an internal volume;
- a wrapping strap having a plurality of holes;
- a main body disposed between the pocket and the wrapping strap;
- and
- a locking pin for placement within one of the plurality of holes, wherein the locking pin is capable of releasably locking the pocket and the main body when the wrapping strap is wrapped around the front side of the pocket, the rear side of the pocket, and the main body.
A storage kit made of a flexible material, comprising:
- a needle protector comprising a pocket, a wrapping strap having a plurality of holes, a main body disposed between the pocket and the wrapping strap;
- a locking pin disposed within at least one of the plurality of holes of the wrapping strap;
- a needle having a needle tip disposed on a first end of the needle;
- and
- tubing connected to a second end of the needle, opposite the first end of the needle,
- wherein the needle is placed within the pocket, the tubing is coiled, and the wrapping strap is wrapped around the coiled tubing and the pocket and locked with the locking pin and a hole within the wrapping strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.