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US 5,514,099 AGranted
Guards for hypodermic needle
AssigneeJRM Enterprises, Inc.
InventorJohn R. McCarthy
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Abstract
Guards for preventing inadvertent contact with a hypodermic needle. Each guard has a body portion that abuts a syringe barrel and that supports a detachable or integrally formed needle cover. The body also supports a finger grip remotely to the needle cover.
Claims5
A guard for use with a syringe that includes an axially extending barrel portion, a hub portion formed at one end of the barrel portion and means for attaching an axially extending needle to the hub portion, said guard comprising:
- A. an axially extending, open channel body portion for abutting a portion of the syringe barrel portion in a substantially coaxial relationship therewith,
- B. a tubular cover portion extending axially from said body portion for being substantially axially coextensive with the needle on the syringe,
- C. syringe engagement means positioned proximate said tubular cover portion for effecting a connection between the syringe and said guard, and!
- D. gripping means extending from a portion of said body portion for manual manipulation by the user, said gripping means being remote from said tubular cover portion thereby to protect a user from inadvertently contacting the needle, and
- E. said axially extending body portion is formed as a tongue extending from said tubular cover portion with a circumferential cross-section that conforms to the syringe barrel and wherein said gripping means comprises a plurality of thin extensions.
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