Needle shield for injections
AssigneeUniversity of Rochester
InventorSarah W. SZUCS
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Abstract
A needle shield for hiding a needle from a patient during an injection is disclosed. The needle shield comprises an attaching portion for attaching the needle shield to a syringe and an opaque collapsible element extending from the attaching portion, the collapsible element having an orifice extending therethrough and being of a sufficient length to conceal a needle from view when the needle is disposed in the orifice, and wherein the collapsible element collapses and conceals the needle as the needle is inserted into a patient's skin and expands to retain its original shape as the needle is withdrawn from the patient's skin so that the patient does not see the needle during an injection.
Claims20
A needle shield for injections comprising:
- an attaching portion for attaching the needle shield to a syringe;
- and
- an opaque collapsible element extending from the attaching portion, the collapsible element having an orifice extending therethrough and being of a sufficient length to conceal a needle from view when the needle is disposed in the orifice,
- wherein the collapsible element collapses and conceals the needle as the needle is inserted into a patient's skin and expands to retain its original shape as the needle is withdrawn from the patient's skin so that the patient does not see the needle during an injection.
A method of giving an injection comprising:
- filling a syringe with a compound to be injected, the syringe having an opaque collapsible element extending therefrom to conceal a needle from view when the needle is disposed in therein;
- and
- collapsing the collapsible element as the needle is inserted into a patient's skin and expanding the collapsible element to retain its original shape as the needle is withdrawn from the patient's skin so that the patient does not see the needle during the injection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.