Combination needle assembly and needle safety guard
AssigneeHarmac Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsJames E. Wagner, Carmen V. Gaines, Donald Nitsche, Robert P. Michaloski
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Abstract
A safety guard adapted for use with a Huber needle assembly that includes a main body, a pair of butterfly wings extending outwardly from the main body and a needle.
Claims3
A safety guard adapted for use with a needle assembly that includes a main body, a pair of butterfly wings extending outwardly from the main body and a needle extending at an angle from an end portion of the main body comprising:
- an elongated substantially hollow shield, the shield having open ends and an elongated slot extending between the open ends;
- a spring connected to the assembly and the shield such that the slot and the needle are substantially parallel;
- and,
- a fastener adapted to position the shield in a first position substantially parallel to the main body, and to permit the shield to pivot to a second position through spring force to surround and/or trap the needle.
A safety guard adapted for use with a needle assembly that includes a main body, a pair of butterfly wings extending outwardly from the main body and a needle extending at an angle from an end portion of the main body comprising:
- a shield having opposed open ends;
- a coiled spring surrounding the needle and connected between the main body end portion and the shield;
- and,
- a fastener adapted to position the shield in a first position relative to the butterfly wings such that the shield does not impede contact of the butterfly wings with a patient target surface, and to permit the shield to slide to a second position through spring force to surround and/or trap a distal end portion of the needle.
A combination needle assembly and needle safety guard comprising:
- a main body;
- a needle extending at an angle from an end portion of the main body;
- a shield having opposed open ends and having a hollow portion slidably positioned around the needle;
- a pair of folding legs connected between the main body and the shield;
- and, a fastener adapted to position the shield in a first position to maximize the needle exposure, and to permit the shield to slide along the needle to a second position through unfolding of the legs to surround and/or trap a distal end portion of the needle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.