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US 6,309,376 B1Granted
Safety device for intravenous infusion needles
AssigneeSIMS Portex Inc.
InventorDaniel E. Alesi
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AssigneeSIMS Portex Inc.
InventorDaniel E. Alesi
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A safety device to be used with a winged intravenous infusion assembly has a base that is adaptable to fit over the body of the infusion assembly. Attached to the base is a housing that is pivotable to a position in substantial alignment along the longitudinal axis of the base for enveloping a needle extending from the infusion assembly when the housing is pivoted to the alignment position. Locking mechanisms may be provided in the housing for preventing movement of the housing relative to the needle once the needle is enveloped by the housing. The base can be configured to include a tubular portion that slidably fits over the front end of the infusion assembly or a pair of arms that intimately embrace the body of the infusion assembly. Alternatively, the safety device could be cast from the same mold as the IV infusion assembly so that the molded IV infusion assembly could have directly extending therefrom the safety device.
Safety apparatus to be added to a winged intravenous infusion assembly, said infusion assembly having a needle attached to one end of a body and a hub at the other end of said body, a pair of wings extending from said body between said one and other ends, said apparatus comprising:
A method of preventing a contaminated needle of a winged intravenous infusion assembly from being exposed to the environment, said infusion assembly having a body from which said needle extends, a pair of wings extending from said body perpendicularly to said needle, said method comprising the steps of:
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