Syringe shield and cap holding device
OwnerRichard E. Dealinventor
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Abstract
A syringe shield and cap holding device is provided which allows a syringe cap to be safely removed and placed back on a syringe needle without exposing a user's hand or fingers to the needle. The device includes a handle and a cap receiving element which releasably secures the cap so that a user can remove and insert the syringe needle without danger of pricks or scratches. The cap receiving element is generally defined by a U-shaped member having a bottom leg, an intermediate curved web, and a top leg, with the legs frictionally engaging the syringe cap until a user laterally removes the cap from the cap receiving element. Rearward axial movement of the cap is prevented by a cap catch which engages the syringe cap when in the U-shaped member.
Claims17
A syringe cap holding device, comprising:
- a handle;
- a cap holding member connected to the handle for releasably retaining a syringe cap, the cap holding member being adapted to receive and hold the syringe cap while a user removes a syringe from the cap and while the user replaces the syringe into the cap;
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- a shield positioned between the handle and the cap holding member, such that the handle and cap holding member extend in opposite directions from the shield.
A syringe cap holding device, comprising:
- a U-shaped member having a first leg, a second leg, and a web interconnecting the first and second legs to form an elongated channel having a closed forward end and an open rearward end between the first and second legs, the member being adapted to axially receive a syringe having a syringe cap into the open upper end whereby the first and second legs frictionally engage and retain the cap while the syringe is removed from the cap;
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- a cap catch extending from one of the legs adjacent the rearward end of the channel to prevent the cap from moving axially rearwardly when the syringe is removed from the cap.
A syringe cap holding device, comprising:
- a U-shaped member having a first leg, a second leg, and a web interconnecting the first and second legs to form an elongated channel having a closed forward end and an open rearward end between the first and second legs, the member being adapted to axially receive a syringe having a syringe cap into the open upper end whereby the first and second legs frictionally engage and retain the cap while the syringe is removed from the cap;
- a handle extending rearwardly from one of the legs;
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- a shield positioned between the U-shaped member and the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.